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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Pronoun
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their
- (possessive) Belonging to them.
- They will meet tomorrow at their convenience.
- This is probably their cat.
- (possessive) Belonging to someone of unknown gender.
- Everyone must understand their feelings.
[edit] 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”.
[edit] Related terms
- they, them (personal pronouns, subject & object case)
- theirs (possessive pronoun)
[edit] Translations
Translations
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- Hungarian: az ő...-uk/-juk/-ük/-jük
- Ido: lia io(io)
- Italian: il loro m sing, la loro f sg, i loro m. pl., le loro f. pl.
- Japanese: 彼らの (かれらの, karera no)
- Korean: 그들의 (geudeul-ui)
- Maltese: tagħhom mt(mt)
- Novial: losen m. pl. (1), lasen f. pl. (1), lusen n pl (1), lesen m. pl. or f. pl. or n pl or any mixture (1), sen referring to subject (1), len (2), sen referring to subject (2)
- Portuguese: seu pt(pt), seus pt(pt)
- Russian: их (iχ)
- Slovak: ich sk(sk)
- Slovene: njihov
- Spanish: su es(es) sg., sus es(es) pl.
- Swedish: deras, sin (c, singular), sitt (n, singular), sina (plural)
- West Frisian: har
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[edit] Scottish Gaelic
[edit] Pronunciation
their
- will say
- their Seumas — James will say.
- their mo chlann — my children will say.
