Them vs Themselves

Wann du im Englischen was verwendest, mit Bedeutung, Register und Beispielen.

Them

Häufiger Chunk A1 pronoun

Themselves

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A2 pronoun

	Them	Themselves
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/ðəm//ðem/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðəm//ðem/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðəmˈselvz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðəmˈselvz/"]/
Bedeutung	A word used to refer to people or things that are not you or I.	the people being talked about do something on their own
Beispiel	Tell them the news.	They seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Register	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Häufiger Chunk	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-Niveau	A1	A2
Wortart	pronoun	pronoun
Kollokationen	tell them, show them, get to them	manage themselves, enjoy themselves, clean themselves
Antonyme	us, we	others, another, different people
Häufige Fehler	Confused with 'those' when referring to people., Using 'them' as a singular pronoun in formal writing., Mixing up 'them' with 'they' in subject vs. object position.	Using 'themself' instead of 'themselves', which is not standard., Confusing with 'their' as a possessive pronoun., Omitting 'themselves' in sentences where it's needed for clarity.
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Used to refer to a group of people or things. It's informal in some contexts. Avoid using it as a singular pronoun.	Used when the subject and the object of the verb are the same. Appropriate in both spoken and written English but more common in neutral contexts.

Häufige Fragen: Them vs Themselves

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Them und Themselves?

Them: A word used to refer to people or things that are not you or I. Themselves: the people being talked about do something on their own

Was ist anspruchsvoller: Them und Themselves?

Themselves ist das höchste Niveau, bei A2, auf der CEFR-Skala.

Sind Them und Themselves auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Them: A1, Themselves: A2 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Welche Wortart sind Them und Themselves?

Them: pronoun, Themselves: pronoun.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Them: Tell them the news. Themselves: They seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Kann ich Them und Themselves austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Them und Themselves sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.