How to Say "Parents" in Ukrainian

батьки

bat'ky

The English word "parents" is translated into Ukrainian as батьки (bat'ky).

The term батьки refers to the people who brought a child into the world or who raise a child.

How does it change in a sentence?

To express possession or the relationship "of the parents" (parents'), you should use the genitive form батьків.

bat'ky

The word батько is related to the ancient Proto-Indo-European root for 'strike' or 'beat', suggesting an early historical association between fatherhood and authority or discipline.
The word батьківщина for 'homeland' is derived directly from батьки, conceptualizing the nation as a place created and passed down by one's parents.
When speaking to their own батьки, Ukrainians may use the diminutive forms тато and мама almost exclusively, making the formal батьки sound strangely distant or clinical in a home setting.

Це не батьки Тома.
Those aren't Tom's parents.
This sentence shows how to use батьки to indicate ownership.
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Це не твої батьки?
Aren't those your parents?
This sentence uses батьки in a question.
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Батьки були в люті.
My parents were furious.
This sentence uses батьки to describe the state of the parents.
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Я поважаю всіх батьків за їхню важливу роль у вихованні дітей.
I respect all parents for their important role in child-rearing.
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Natalia and Serhii are talking about a weekend trip.

Наталія Nataliia

Де зараз твої батьки?
De zaraz tvoi batky?
Where are your parents now?
Сергій Serhii

Мої батьки поїхали в гості.
Moi batky poїkhaly v hosti.
My parents went to visit some people.
Наталія Nataliia

Вони повернуться додому скоро?
Vony povernutʹsya dodomu skoro?
Will they return home soon?
Сергій Serhii

Так, вони будуть завтра.
Tak, vony budut' zavtra.
Yes, they will be back tomorrow.

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