they

Εννοια (English)

Pron

1. A group of entities previously mentioned.
2. A single person, previously mentioned, but typically not if previously named and identified as male or female, especially if of unknown, irrelevant or (since 21st century) non-binary gender. Now increasingly used for an unnamed person even if the gender of the person is identified.
3. People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
4. The authorities: government, police, employers, etc.
5. The opponents of the side which is keeping score.

Det

1. The, those.
2. Their.

Synonyms

them

those

he

👨

their

she

👩

these

it

🇮🇹

one

you

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

her

him

hers

that

its

theirs

his

themselves

others

he and she

these people

they both

all

3 pl.

both

companion

gentlemen

people at large

progressive

s/he

thine

us

🇺🇸

we

which

who

wolf

🐺

both of them

other party

those people

two people

those guys

2

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ðeɪ/

Ετυμολογία (English)

Inherited from Μέσα Αγγλικά: þei

Cognate with Ισλανδικά: þeir

Cognate with Φεροϊκά: teir

Cognate with Δανικά: de

Cognate with Σουηδικά: de

Cognate with Νορβηγικά Νινόρσκ: dei

Cognate with Παλαιά Αγγλικά: þā

Cognate with Σκωτικά: thae

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tóy
Proto-Germanic *þai
Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛁᛉ (*þaiʀ)
Old Norse þeirbor.
Middle English þei
English they
From Middle English þei, borrowed in the 1200s from Old Norse þeir, plural of the demonstrative sá which acted as a plural pronoun. Displaced native Middle English he from Old English hīe — which vowel changes had left indistinct from he (“he”) — by the 1400s, being readily incorporated alongside native words beginning with the same sound (the, that, this). Used as a singular pronoun since 1300, e.g. in the 1325 Cursor Mundi.
The Norse term (whence also Icelandic þeir (“they”), Faroese teir (“they”), Danish de (“they”), Swedish de (“they”), Norwegian Nynorsk dei (“they”)) is from Proto-Germanic *þai (“those”) (from Proto-Indo-European *to- (“that”)), whence also Old English þā (“those”) (whence obsolete English tho), Scots thae, thai, thay (“they; those”).
The origin of the determiner they (“the, those”) is unclear. The OED, English Dialect Dictionary and Middle English Dictionary define it and its Middle English predecessor thei as a demonstrative determiner or adjective meaning "those" or "the". This could be a continuation of the use of the English pronoun they's Old Norse etymon þeir as a demonstrative meaning "those", but the OED and EDD say it is limited to southern, especially southwestern, England, specifically outside the region of Norse contact.

Προτάσεις

They are lovely lads .

Είναι υπέροχα παλικάρια.

They would go out together dancing or to the opera or theatre .

Θα πήγαιναν μαζί χορεύοντας ή στην όπερα ή στο θέατρο.

They mounted their horses .

Τοποθετούσαν τα άλογα τους.

Tim kisses Leah , and the two continue where they left off .

Ο Tim Kisses Leah, και οι δύο συνεχίζονται εκεί που έφυγαν.

They managed to retain their title .

Κατάφεραν να διατηρήσουν τον τίτλο τους.

The reviews they wrote on the Internet were not quite objective .

Οι κριτικές που έγραψαν στο Διαδίκτυο δεν ήταν αρκετά αντικειμενικές.

They shouted consolation and promises and went off back to the town again to get help .

Φώναζαν παρηγοριά και υποσχέσεις και επέστρεψαν ξανά στην πόλη για να πάρουν βοήθεια.

When they go out Lucius secretly eats his fill of their food .

Όταν βγαίνουν έξω από τον Λούκους τρώει κρυφά το γεμίζει από το φαγητό τους.