Them

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Them

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1 Pronunciation
2 Personal pronoun

2.1 Related words
2.2 Translations

Pronunciation

AHD: (Stressed) /them/, (Unstressed) /thəm/
IPA: (Stressed) /ðem/, (Unstressed) /ðəm/
SAMPA: (Stressed) /Dem/, (Unstressed) /D@m/

Personal pronoun

them (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)

Related words

Translations

Dutch: hen f

French: (after preposition) eux m pl, elles f pl, (indirect object) leur, (indirect object, emphatic) leur ... à eux m pl, leur ... à elles f pl, (indirect object with an imperative verb) leur, (direct object) les, (direct object, emphatic) les ... eux m pl, les ... elles f pl

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

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 pl, le f pl, (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 - É 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

Spanish: les (direct object); a ellos m, a ellas f (indirect object); ellos m, ellas f (after preposition)

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