"Где мои дети?"

Translation: Where are my children?

[benjamin.2511n]

Terrible parents

[intcreator]

On the contrary—good parents would actually ask this question instead of not caring.

[Pikapoop1]

On the contrary, good parents wouldn't even have to ask this to begin with

[Cecilia798621]

True... true... also true

[CarlAgren]

Not necessarily true. The parents could trust the children enough to know that they aren't going anywhere dangerous, but still be curious as to where they are right now. I hate the modern view that parents have to always be two steps from their children. Unless a child is in a dangerous city, or is clearly incapable of making wise choices, I see no reason that the parents have to be breathing on their neck.

[CactusRose1]

Parenting is subjective.

[Ben4077]

I love how petty this conversation is, i love it

[quantmeyer]

So ребёнок is child and дети is children. Is there any explanation for this pluralization or is it just an exception to memorize?

[hataldir]

Дети is plural form of дитя - very old and rarely used word, which also means child.

[b.a.batch]

Wonder why reebyonok won out over deetya in the linguistic evolution, seems deetya is easier

[J.C.Fink]

In English "went" - the past tense of "wend" - won our over the original past tense of "go".

[tenemostiempo]

This is why I like to see the comment section of Duolingo even if I'm not confused - you learn something new every day!

[DarcX]

Fun fact: This process of using different forms for what to modern speakers is perceived as one word is called suppletion. There are examples in English. J.C.Fink pointed out "go" & "went" but there's also "good" & "better."

[jvitek3]

I believe there is also a plural form ребята, but I have no idea what is the difference between that and дети.

[Atagad]

i am also confused by this... i think its ironic there are only learners ln this page actually talking about it

[NinjiKai]

They got kidnapped by Duolingo owl

[Amrunhisyam]

Привет. For "Where are our children?" , will it be correct to ask "Где наш дети?"

[Alex393781]

Где наши дети?

[Johan653102]

That means "our children" instead of "my children"

[Voreinstellung]

I'd imagine this was a common phrase during the Soviet period.

[oliverdreyer]

Haha

[cristianoolv]

Why sounds like it has a я at the end instead of и?

[DreaChristine]

I came to ask this same question! I am a bit confused about if a vowel sound is supposed to be changed, or if the TTS is weird.

[Derrick.Botha]

The pronunciation of vowels in Russian change depending on whether they are stressed or not.

See the "a note about stress" section:

http://www.russianlessons.net/lessons/lesson1_main.php

[Roberto740984]

Russian "llorona". Creepy if you hear that on the street past midnight.

[ehrenbubi]

Our children comrade

[071g1]

I don't know who you are, i don't know what you want, but i will find you, and i will kill you.

[HetPyccnr]

Duo give me my children back!

[071g1]

Karen left me and took the kids

[Drimes4]

карен тук зе фукин кидз

[APHNorway1]

This is what I call good parenting

[akunosama]

dude the guy under you says rip harambe

[WaterPolyglot]

No one cares.

[ya_pidorac]

The best kind of parents!
(=w='')

[Nuray.A]

you can say is as well

[arnica5ch]

я не могу поверить что она забрала детей

[DylanJones302700]

Please where is mi familia

[JesusFi]

Why Duolingo marks as a mistake Where're my children? If it is just a contraction of Where are my children.

[TerminatorAlso]

That contraction doesn't occur in written English

[SeosamhOSlatra]

Don't report it. Sorry, but in the English language, there is no such contraction. You have to write out "where are" every time.

[Christophe565689]

Where're is simply incorrect. You need to spell it out. There is no need to report this.

[Volty2]

Hiding under the bed.

[andreweads]

In a Trump baby jail?

[AJy01V]

Does rebyonek ребeнек not have a plural?

[Ben630456]

the blender

[OtakuLoaf]

A question that the parents in Stranger Things should've asked

[yotengo966369]

Damn these parents Bruh