die Säuglinge
Translation
(to/for the) infants
Examples
Die Ärztin hilft den Säuglingen.
The doctor helps the infants.
Man gibt den Säuglingen Milch.
One gives milk to the infants.
Grammar Patterns
helfen ((j-m)) to help ((the infants)) The nurse helps the infants.
Similar Words
den Kindern, den Leuten (other dative plurals)
Etymology
This is the dative plural form of 'Säugling'. The plural form 'Säuglinge' takes an additional '-n' in the dative case.
Memory Tips
Many German verbs require the dative case, such as 'helfen' (to help). The pattern is 'helfen + dative object', e.g., 'helfen den Säuglingen'.