"наши учителя"

Translation: our teachers

[alex546141]

Учителя́ not учи́теля. Учи́теля is genetive not plural

[rsail]

Nice, concise answer. Have a lingot!

[joseperus]

May it be учителья the genitive form?

[CJlon]

Why is it "учителя" but not "учители"?

[mosfet07]

The irregular plural form.

[peachtree2]

Wiktionary says учи́тели is dated... This noun is actually becoming irregular? Leveling to compare with some other word(s)?

[mosfet07]

Yes, the plural is "учителя́". The similar words are: то́поль (poplar), ла́герь (camp), я́корь (anchor). For most other words ending in -ль/-рь, forming the plural with "-ля́" is considered highly colloquial.

[PolyGoat8]

very very good to know, thank you so much!!

[Marco828568]

Good to know, thank you!

[newguy25]

It's becoming frustrating to learn without explanation.. why is it "наши учителя" when simply "teachers" is "учителей"?

[insgnfcntpwn]

учителей is the genitive plural

[RWang2017]

Is учителя the genitive form of учителей? Is genitive form required after the possessive pronouns?

[yasmine_y]

This question has already been answered: it's the irregular plural form. It's nominative and no, the possessive pronouns are declined according to the case of the noun. :)