they

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

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

Произносится как (IPA)

/ðeɪ/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: þei

Родственно исландский: þeir

Родственно фарерский: teir

Родственно датский: de

Родственно шведский: de

Родственно нюнорск: dei

Родственно староанглийский: þā

Родственно шотландский: 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.

Предложения

They are lovely lads .

Они прекрасные парни.

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

Они собирались вместе танцевать или в оперу или театр.

They mounted their horses .

Они установили своих лошадей.

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

Тим целует Лию, и оба продолжают, где остановились.

They managed to retain their title .

Им удалось сохранить свой титул.

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

Отзывы, которые они написали в Интернете, были не совсем объективными.

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

Они кричали утешение и обещания и снова вернулись в город, чтобы получить помощь.

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

Когда они выходят, Люциус тайно ест свою пищу.