them
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Stressed) enPR: thĕm, IPA: /ðɛm/, SAMPA: /DEm/
- Audio (US)help, file
- (Unstressed) enPR: thəm/, IPA: ðəm/, SAMPA: D@m/
- Audio (US) unstressed, in the phrase "see them"help, file
- Rhymes: -ɛm
[edit] Pronoun
them 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)
[edit] Usage notes
- For notes on the usage referring to a person of unspecified gender, see the usage notes for they.
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[edit] Translations
Third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb
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[edit] Determiner
them
- (nonstandard) those
- Them kids need to grow up.
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[edit] Albanian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [θɛm]
[edit] Verb
them (first-person singular past tense thashë, participle thënë)
- I say
[edit] Romani
[edit] Noun
them m. (plural thema)