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them

/ðəm/ (unstressed), /ðɛm/ (stressed)

Meaning

The object form of “they,” used for people or things already mentioned, or for a person whose gender is unknown.

“They” का object रूप, जिसका इस्तेमाल पहले बताए गए लोगों या चीज़ों के लिए, या किसी अनजान gender वाले व्यक्ति के लिए होता है।

Examples

“The guests arrived early, so we showed them to their seats.”

object pronounshow someone to something

“Please call them when the train reaches Delhi.”

object of a verbcall someone

“They helped the new students find the library.”

subject pronounhelp someone do something

Useful patterns

verb + them: invite them, help thempreposition + them: with them, to themgive/send/show + them + somethinginvite/ask + them to + verbone of them

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Word family

they(pronoun)

their(possessive determiner)

theirs(pronoun)

Common collocations

invite themhelp themtell themtalk to themgive them a chanceone of them

Common mistakes

Not natural: I gave they the address.

Better: I gave them the address.

Use “them,” the object form, after a verb; “they” is used as a subject.

Verb के बाद object रूप “them” आता है; “they” का इस्तेमाल subject के रूप में होता है।

Not natural: I spoke them after class.

Better: I spoke to them after class.

“Speak” usually takes “to” before the person you are talking with.

जिस व्यक्ति से बात करते हैं, उसके पहले “speak” के साथ आम तौर पर “to” लगाते हैं।

Learner tip

Use “them” after verbs and prepositions; use “they” when the pronoun is doing the action.

Verb या preposition के बाद “them” लगाएँ; जब pronoun काम कर रहा हो, तब “they” इस्तेमाल करें।

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