theirs

theirs  (ârz)

pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to them: The red house is theirs. If your car doesn't start, take theirs.

2. Usage Problem His or hers: brought his own lunch and expected everybody else to bring theirs. See Usage Notes at he¹, they.

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[Middle English, from their, their; see their.]

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theirs [ðɛəz]

pron

1. something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with them theirs is difficult

2. Not standard something or someone belonging to or associated in some way with an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody everyone thinks theirs is best

of theirs belonging to or associated with them

Translations

theirs [ðɛəz] POSS PRON (referring to singular possession) → (el/la)suyo/a; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las)suyos/as
it's not our car, it's theirs → no es nuestro coche, es suyo or es de ellos
the suitcase is theirs → la maleta es suya or es de ellos
"whose is this?" - "it's theirs" → -¿de quién es esto? -es suyo or de ellos
theirs is a happy home → el suyo es un hogar feliz
Isobel is a friend of theirs → Isobel es amiga suya
"is this their house?" - "no, theirs is white" → -¿es ésta su casa? -no, la suya or la de ellos es blanca
my parents and theirs → mis padres y los suyos

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theirs [ˈðɛə^rz] pron

(= of them or belonging to them) → le* leur $(la)m/f → les leurs pl
It's not our garage, it's theirs → Ce n'est pas notre garage, c'est le leur.
It's not our car, it's theirs → Ce n'est pas notre voiture, c'est la leur.
They're not our ideas, they're theirs → Ce ne sont pas nos idées, ce sont les leurs.
"Whose is this?" - "It's theirs."
BUT "C'est à qui?" - "À eux.".
This car is theirs
BUT Cette voiture est à eux.
Theirs had been a very happy marriage
BUT Le mariage qui les unissait avait été profondément heureux.
a friend of theirs → un de leurs amis

(= his or hers) → le* sien* $(la)(ne)m/f → les siens* $(siennes)pl
I don't know whose handkerchief it is. Somebody must have left theirs → Je ne sais pas à qui est ce mouchoir. Quelqu'un doit avoir laissé le sien.

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theirs

poss pron

→ ihre(r, s); theirs is not to reason why → es ist nicht an ihnen zu fragen; theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven → ihrer ist das Himmelreich

(inf: = belonging to him or her) → seine(r, s) ? also mine¹ POSS PRON

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theirs [ðɛəz] poss pron → il/la loro, i/le loro pl
this car is theirs → questa macchina è loro
a friend of theirs → un loro amico

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theirs [ðɛəz] poss pron → il/la loro, i/le loro pl
this car is theirs → questa macchina è loro
a friend of theirs → un loro amico

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theirs → مِلكهم jejich deres ihrer δικός τους suyo heidän leur njihovo il loro 彼らのもの 그들의 것 van hen deres ich seu их dess ของเขาทั้งหลาย onlarınki của họ 他们的