them

them
them [ðem, ðəm]
1. (plural) personal pronoun
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► When translating them it is necessary to know whether the French verb takes a direct or an indirect object. Verbs followed by à or de take an indirect object.
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   a. (direct object: people and things) les
• he hates them il les déteste
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► les precedes the verb, except in positive commands.
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• look at them! regarde-les !
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► When the French verb consists of avoir + past participle, les precedes the form of avoir. The participle always agrees, adding s for mpl, and es for fpl.
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• I have seen them je les ai vu(e)s
• have you seen my keys? I've lost them avez-vous vu mes clés ? je les ai perdues
   b. (indirect object: people) leur
• I'm going to phone them tomorrow je vais leur téléphoner demain
• we're going to give them a present nous allons leur offrir un cadeau
• I'm speaking to them je leur parle
• what are you going to say to them? qu'est-ce que tu vas leur dire ?
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► leur precedes the verb, except in positive commands.
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• write to them écrivez-leur
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► When leur translates them in past tenses, (e)s is not added to the past participle.
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• she sent them a card from Brittany elle leur a envoyé une carte de Bretagne
   c. (indirect object: things)
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► When them refers to things, en is used when the pronoun replaces de + noun.
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• can you give me my notes back? I need them est-ce que tu peux me rendre mes notes ? j'en ai besoin
• make sure you admire his pictures, he's very proud of them n'oublie pas d'admirer ses tableaux, il en est très fier
   d. (emphatic) eux m, elles f
• I knew it was them! je savais que c'était eux !
• I know her but I don't know them je la connais, mais eux (or elles), je ne les connais pas
   e. ► preposition + them
• without them sans eux (or elles)
• younger than them plus jeune qu'eux (or qu'elles)
• my parents? I was just thinking about them mes parents ? je pensais justement à eux
• the passports? I've not thought about them les passeports ? je n'y ai pas pensé
2. (singular) personal pronoun
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► When them refers to one person, le is used for a direct and lui for an indirect object.
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• if anyone arrives early ask them to wait si quelqu'un arrive tôt, fais-le attendre
• somebody rang -- did you ask them their name? quelqu'un a téléphoné -- est-ce que tu lui as demandé son nom ?
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[ðem, ðəm]
pronoun

both of them — tous/toutes les deux

both of them work in London — ils/elles travaillent à Londres tous/toutes les deux

some of them — quelques-uns d'entre eux or quelques-unes d'entre elles

take them all — prenez-les tous/toutes

none of them wants it — aucun/-e d'entre eux/elles ne le veut

every single one of them — chacun/-e d'entre eux/elles


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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