English
Pronunciation
- , /ðeɚ/, /De@(r)/
User Contributed Dictionary
Pronoun
- Belonging to them.
- They will meet tomorrow at their convenience.
- This is probably their cat.
- They will meet tomorrow at their convenience.
- Belonging to someone of unknown gender.
- Everyone must understand their feelings.
Usage notes
- For notes on the usage referring to a person of unspecified gender, see the usage notes for they.
It is important to distinguish “their” from
“there” and “they’re”. “Their”
signifies ownership. “There” designates a place (cf. here).
“They’re” means “they are”.
Translations
- Arabic:
- Chinese:
- Czech: jejich
- Dutch: hun
- Esperanto: ilia, iliaj
- Finnish:
- French: leur s, leurs p
- West Frisian: har
- German: ihr, ihre
- Hungarian: az ő...-uk/-juk/-ük/-jük
- Italian: il loro m sing, la loro f sg, i loro m|p, le loro f|p
- Novial: losen m|p (1), lasen f|p (1), lusen n pl (1), lesen m|p or f|p or n pl or any mixture (1), sen referring to subject (1), len (2), sen referring to subject (2)
- Japanese: 彼らの (かれらの, karera no)
- Korean: 그들의 (geudeul-ui)
- Maltese: tagħhom
- Portuguese: seu, seus
- Russian: их (iχ)
- Slovak: ich
- Slovene: njihov
- Spanish: su s, sus p
- Swedish: deras, sin (c, singular), sitt (n, singular), sina (plural)
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- /hér/
Verb
- will say
- their Seumas — James will say.
- their mo chlann — my children will say.
- their Seumas — James will say.
Extensive Definition
They () is a third-person,
personal
pronoun (subject
case) in Modern
English.
Usage
The "singular" they is the use of this pronoun, where they is used as a gender-neutral singular rather than plural pronoun. The correctness of this usage is disputed.Etymology
They "The People"
Taken from "You know what "they" say..."- "They" refers to the masses of those who are among the pop culture. "They" quote sayings of individuals who could put complex events in to understandable context; believing that what "they" have just quoted would justify an event or action which had just occurred.
- "They" may also refer to the government or society at large, such as when a paranoid conspiracy theorist proclaims "They're out to get me, man" or "They're watching me right now."
their in Chechen: Уьш
"They" are beyond questioning. "They" are the
collective thought that has become one of the most quoted and
revered sources of information available today. "They" are above
reproach and can not be directly held against their word. "They
say" is a statement often used by the followers of "They". Much
like Taoism, "They" can direct ones life, instruct on what should
be said or done, and will always be turned to for insight. They are
"They".