她就得听我们当父母的
她就得听我们当父母的。

1. Is the pattern of ‘听~的’ used in ‘听我们当父母的’?
2. what does 我们当父母 mean? especially, what does 当 mean? and what is its word class?ex）听~的 : 听你的

Question

她就得听我们当父母的
她就得听我们当父母的。

1. Is the pattern of ‘听~的’ used  in ‘听我们当父母的’?
2. what does 我们当父母 mean? especially, what does 当 mean? and what is its word class?ex） 听~的 : 听你的

Answer

She have to listen to us whom are parents.
当=as
当父母的=as parents

Answer

谢谢你们！！

Answer

当，是指一种孝文化，听.......当+长辈（父母、老师）
她就得听我们当父母的=她就得听我们(父母)的=她就得听(我们当)父母的
她就得听我们当老师的=她就得听我们（老师）的=她就得听（我们当）老师的

Answer

It is normal that some words are skipped when the meaning is clear. The sentence could have been like this, which sounds clumsy:
她就得听((我们(当父母的人))说的话)。
She definitely has to listen to what we as parents say.
The brackets help you understand the structure of the sentence.

Answer

1.Yes.
2.当is not necessary.It's just a usual way to emphasize父母in this sentence, and it's just an expression.

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