Them vs They

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

Them

Häufiger Chunk A1 pronoun

They

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A1 pronoun

	Them	They
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/ðəm//ðem/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðəm//ðem/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðeɪ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðeɪ/"]/
Bedeutung	A word used to refer to people or things that are not you or I.	A word used to refer to a group of people or to someone whose gender is not specified.
Beispiel	Tell them the news.	‘Where are John and Liz?’ ‘They went for a walk.’
Register	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Häufiger Chunk	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
CEFR-Niveau	A1	A1
Wortart	pronoun	pronoun
Kollokationen	tell them, show them, get to them	they say, they are, they want
Antonyme	us, we	we, I
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 'they' with singular verbs (e.g., 'They is going')., Confused with 'them' as the subject., Misunderstanding its use as a singular pronoun.
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.	Use 'they' when referring to multiple people. It can also be used as a singular pronoun when a person's gender is unknown. Avoid using in very formal writing where gender-specific pronouns might be preferred.

Häufige Fragen: Them vs They

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Them und They?

Them: A word used to refer to people or things that are not you or I. They: A word used to refer to a group of people or to someone whose gender is not specified.

Sind Them und They auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Them: A1, They: A1 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Welche Wortart sind Them und They?

Them: pronoun, They: pronoun.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Them: Tell them the news. They: ‘Where are John and Liz?’ ‘They went for a walk.’

Kann ich Them und They austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Them und They 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.