they
To refer to using they/them pronounsTo refer to (someone, sometimes especially someone who does not use gender-neutral pronouns) using they/them pronouns.
» Your parents didn't come, did they?
Deine Eltern sind nicht gekommen, nicht wahr? — Dejo
Твои родители не пришли, не так ли? — Lenin_1917
Твои родители что, не пришли? — marafon
Ваши родители что, не пришли? — marafon
Твої ж батьки не приїхали? — aandrusiak
Ваші батьки ж не приїхали? — aandrusiak
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1 sensesTo refer to (someone, sometimes especially someone who does not use gender-neutral pronouns) using they/them pronouns.
I have a pin that says she/her, but I still get theyed all the time.
Examples
92506 sentencesYour parents didn't come, did they?
Твої ж батьки не приїхали? — aandrusiak
ruТвои родители не пришли, не так ли? — Lenin_1917
deDeine Eltern sind nicht gekommen, nicht wahr? — Dejo
I invited them to the party.
Я запросив його на вечірку. — deniko
deIch habe sie zur Party eingeladen. — Wolf
I want to see them again.
Я хочу знову їх побачити. — deniko
ruЯ хочу увидеть их снова. — Balamax
deIch möchte sie wiedersehen. — Ole
I don't like any of them.
Жоден з них мені не подобається. — deniko
ruМне никто из них не нравится. — las
Let's discuss the problem with them.
Давай обговоримо цю проблему з ними. — ChickenKiev
ruДавайте обсудим проблему с ними. — odexed
deLass uns das Problem mit ihnen besprechen. — virgil
Origin
From Middle English þei, borrowed in the 1200s from Old Norse þeir, plural of the demonstrFrom 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.
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Forms
theys, theying, theyed, theyedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.