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English
rank|been|will|no|49|them|when|if|there
Pronunciation
(Stressed) enPR|th�m, IPA|/ð�m/, SAMPA|/DEm/
audio|en-us-them.ogg|Audio (US)
(Unstressed) enPR|th�m/, IPA|ð�m/, SAMPA|D@m/
audio|en-us-them-unstressed.ogg|Audio (US) unstressed, in the phrase "see them"
:rhymes|�m
Pronoun
en-pron|desc=personal pronoun, objective case
- Third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb.
#:Give it to them. (after preposition)
#:She wrote them a letter. (indirect object)
#:She treated them for a cold. (direct object)
- Third person singular pronoun of indeterminate or irrelevant gender
#:If someone comes and asks for the ticket, just give it to them. (after preposition)
#:If one of my patients calls, please bring them their dinner. (indirect object)
#:If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them. (direct object)
Usage notes
For notes on the usage referring to a person of unspecified gender, see the usage notes for they.
Related terms
their
theirs
they
themself
themselves
Translations
trans-top|Third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb
Albanian: ata, ato, atyre
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�们 (t�men) (human); zh-ts|她�|她们 (t�men) (human females only); zh-ts|��|�们 (t�men) (non-human)
:Min Nan: 亻å� (in)
Ewe: wo
trans-mid
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Arabic: ARchar|�� unicode|(hum)
Czech: nim (after preposition), jim (indirect object), je (direct object)
Dutch: hen f, hun
Esperanto: ili (after preposition), al ili (indirect object), ilin (direct object)
Finnish: heidät, heitä, heille
French: (after preposition) eux m, elles f, (indirect object) leur, (indirect object, emphatic) leur ... Ã eux m, leur ... Ã elles f, (indirect object with an imperative verb) leur, (direct object) les, (direct object, emphatic) les ... eux m, les ... elles f
:Note: In French, the masculine form is used to refer to a group of people or things that include at least one male or at least one masculine noun respectively, or when the sexes or genders are unknown; the feminine form is used only when all the people or things in the group referred to are known to be female or feminine, respectively.
:Examples:
::After preposition: It is for them � C'est pour eux; C�est pour elles
::Indirect object: She tells them her name � Elle leur dit son nom; She gives the book to them � Elle leur donne le livre
::Indirect object, emphatic: She gives the book to them � Elle leur donne le livre à eux; Elle leur donne le livre à elles
::Indirect object with an imperative verb: Give it to them � Donnez-le-leur
::Direct object: She hates them � Elle les déteste
::Direct object, emphatic: She loves them � Elle les aime, eux; Elle les aime, elles
German: sie, ihnen
Hungarian: �ket, azokat
Irish: iad; emphatic iadsan
Italian: (after preposition) loro, (indirect object) loro, gli (colloquial), (indirect object, emphatic) a loro, (indirect object with an imperative verb) loro, gli (colloquial; becomes glie- when used with a direct object), (direct object) li m, le#Italian|le f, (direct object, emphatic) loro
:Note: In Italian, the masculine form is used to refer to a group of people or things that include at least one male or at least one masculine noun respectively, or when the sexes or genders are unknown; the feminine form is used only when all the people or things in the group referred to are known to be female or feminine, respectively.
:Examples:
::After preposition: It is for them � � per loro
::Indirect object: Maria tells them her name � Maria dice loro il suo nome; Maria gli dice il suo nome
::Indirect object, emphatic: Maria gives the book to them � Maria dà il libro a loro
::Indirect object with an imperative verb, used without a direct object: Write to them � Scrivi loro; Scrivigli; Tell them � Di' loro; Digli
::Indirect object with an imperative verb, used with a direct object: Send it to them � Spediscilo loro; Spedisciglielo; Give it to them � Dallo loro; Daglielo
::Direct object: Maria wants them - Maria li vuole; Maria le vuole
::Direct object, emphatic: Maria wants them � Maria vuole loro
Japanese: 彼�� (����, karera o)
Korean: 그�� (geudeuleul), 그��� (geudeulege)
Manx: ad#Manx|ad, emphatic: adsyn
Novial: les m, f or n, los m, las f, lus n
Portuguese: os, lhes
Russian: иÑ� (iÏ�), им (im), ими (Ãmi)
Slovak: im#Slovak|im (dative), ich#Slovak|ich (accusative)
Spanish: les (direct object); a ellos m, a ellas f (indirect object); ellos m, ellas f (after preposition)
Swedish: dem#Swedish|dem
Category:English third person pronouns
de:them
fa:them
fr:them
ko:them
io:them
it:them
kk:them
la:them
hu:them
ja:them
pl:them
pt:them
simple:them
fi:them
sv:them
ta:them
te:them
vi:them
tr:them
zh:them
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