they

they is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

therefore - they - thing

Pronunciation

• enPR: thā, IPA ^(key): /ðeɪ/
• SAMPA: /DeI/

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Pronoun

Pronoun they

(personal)

1. "They" is used to talk about two or more people, not you or the person you are speaking to.

   I love Josie and Reg. They are nice people.

2. "They" is used to talk about two or more things.

   Can you get the books for me? They're over there.

3. "They" is used to talk about one or more person when you don't know the sex or number.

   If a person is fast, they can get there early.

4. "They" is used to talk about people in general.

   When are they going to finish that new building?

   They say you should drink eight glasses of water a day.

5. "They" is used to talk about a person that is not a man and not a woman.

   I love Alex. They are my partner.

		Singular					Plural
		Subject	Object	Possessive 1	Possessive 2	Reflexive	Subject	Object	Possessive 1	Possessive 2	Reflexive
First		I	me	my	mine	myself	we	us	our	ours	ourselves
Second		you	you	your	yours	yourself	you	you	your	yours	yourselves
Third	Feminine	she	her	her	hers	herself	they	them	their	theirs	themselves
	Masculine	he	him	his	his	himself
	Impersonal	it	it	its	its	itself