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them  (m, m)
pron. The objective case of they.
1. Used as the direct object of a verb: We saw them at the conference.
2. Used as the indirect object of a verb: We gave them a round of applause.
3. Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to them.
4. Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's them. See Usage Notes at be, I1.
5. Nonstandard They: "Them's the kind I like." American Dialect Dictionary.
6. Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: They ought to get them a new place to live. See Note at me.
adj. Nonstandard
Those: "Them dogs will find the end of them footprints before ten o'clock" William Faulkner.

[Middle English, from Old Norse theim and Old English thm; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

them
pron
(objective) refers to things or people other than the speaker or people addressed: I want you to give this to them [Old English thāem]
USAGE: See at me, they.
Translations

them [ðɛm, ðəm] pron (direct) → los(las);
(indirect) → les;
(stressed, after prep) → ellos(ellas);
I see them → los veo;
both of them → ambos/as, los(las) dos;
give me a few of them → dame algunos/as see also me
them [ðɛm, ðəm] pron (direct) → les;
(indirect) → leur;
(stressed, after prep) → eux(elles);
I see them → je les vois;
give them the book → donne-leur le livre;
give me a few of them → donnez m'en quelques uns (or quelques unes) see also me
them [ðɛm] pron (direct) → sie;
(indirect) → ihnen;
I see them → ich sehe sie;
give them the book → gib ihnen das Buch;
give me a few of them → geben Sie mir ein paar davon;
with them → mit ihnen;
without them → ohne sie see also me
them [ðɛm, ðəm] pron (direct) → li(le);
(indirect) → gli, loro (after vb);
(stressed, after prep) (people) → loro: (people, things) → essi/e;
I see them → li vedo;
give them the book → loro or dagli il libro;
give me a few of them → dammene un po' or qualcuno

them
pron them [ðəm, ðem]
(used as the object of verb or preposition)
1 people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them? hulle إياهُم: ضَمير المَفْعول بِه тях je, jim, jimi dem sie,ihnen τους los, las (complemento directo); les (complemento indirecto); ellos, ellas (con preposición) nemad, nad, need (objektikäänetes) آنها را heitä, heidät, ne, niitä les, eux, elles, leur אוֹתָם, אוֹתָן उन्हें, उनको njih, njima őket, azokat mereka því .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. þeim mun, því .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. því loro, li, le 彼らを 그 []들을 juos, jas viņus; viņiem mereka hen dem im, ich, nimi itd. os/eles (pe) ei/ele; lor, -le их ich, im, nimi jih, jim, z njimi njima dem, sig พวกเขา (รูปกรรมของ they) onları, onlara 的賓格,他(她、它)們 їм, їх ان کو chúng nó, họ )们
2 used instead of him, ~him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to If anyone touches that, I'll hit them. hulle تُسْتَعْمَل عِندَما لا نَعْرِف جِنْس المُشار إليْه тях, ги ho ham ihn,sie τον, την (το χρησιμοποιούμε όταν δε γνωρίζουμε το φύλο του αναφερόμενου αντικειμένου) le, la teda, seda به او häntä le, la, les, leur, eux אוֹתָם, אוֹתָן उन्हें, उनको, इन्हें, इनको im, ih azt (az embert) mereka hann, hana suo, sua, suoi, sue その人を ?성이 불분명한 명사·대명사를 받아? 그 사람을 jam, jai, jiems, já, jà, juos viņus; viņiem mereka hem han, henne go os/eles îl; o; îi им ho, ju tisti ih honom, henne พวกเขา (รูปกรรมของ they) onu, ona (泛指)代替賓格的他、她、它 того (з них) اس کو họ, chúng、它
pron themˈselves
1 used as the object of a verb or preposition when people, animals etc are the object of actions they perform They hurt themselves; They looked at themselves in the mirror. hulself, hulleself ضَمير المَفعول به عندما يَقَع الفِعْل على المُتَكَلِّم: نفْسُهُم тях си se, sebe sig selv sich(selbst) τον εαυτό τους, τους εαυτούς τους se, mismos; se, mismas ennast, end, endid (objektikäänetes) خودشان itsensä, itseään se, eux, elles-mêmes स्वयं sebe, sebi (ön)magukat diri mereka (sjálfa) sig se stessi, se stesse, si 彼ら自身を ?재귀용법? 그들[] 자신들에게[] save (par daudzsk. 3. personu) sevi diri mereka sendiri zichzelf seg (selv) się, siebie se/si pe/la ei (înşişi) себя sa, seba sebe sebe sig [] ด้วยตัวของพวกเขาเอง kendileri, kendilerine (反身代詞)他們、她們、它們(自己)(用於賓格) себе; -ся خود کو chính họ己)(
2 used to emphasize they, ~them or the names of people, animals etc They themselves did nothing wrong. hulle, hulle sélf تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّوْكيد: نَفْسُهُم те самите sami selv selbst αυτοί οι ίδιοι (για έμφαση) ellos mismos; ellas mismas ise خودشان itse eux, elles-mêmes oni sami, sami sebe (ők) maguk mereka sendiri sjálfir (essi) stessi, esse (stesse) 彼ら自身は ?강조용법? 그들[] 자신 patys (viņi) paši (not translated) zelf selv oni sami próprios înşişi, însele сами sami, samy sami sami själva [] ด้วยตัวของพวกเขาเอง bizzat kendileri 他(她、它)們本身(表強調) особисто خود ہي بطور تاکيد đúng là họ
3 without help etc They decided to do it themselves. sélf بدون مُساعَدَه، بِنَفْسِهِم сами sami selv selbst μόνοι τους ellos mismos, ellos solos; ellas mismas, ellos mismos ise خودشان itse tout seuls, toutes seules अपने आप sami, same saját maguk sendiri sjálfir; hjálparlaust da 彼ら自身で 그들[] 스스로 patys [] paši sendiri zelf selv sami sozinhos singuri сами sami, samy sami sami [] själva ด้วยตัวของพวกเขาเอง kendi başlarına, kendi kendilerine 他(她、它)們親身(在沒有幫助的情況下) самі خود ہي ، بلا مدد tự họ


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