Them против Themselves

Когда что использовать в английском, со значением, регистром и примерами.

Them

Частотный чанк A1 pronoun

Themselves

Топ 1000 (очень частое) A2 pronoun

	Them	Themselves
Произношение	🇬🇧 /["/ðəm//ðem/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðəm//ðem/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðəmˈselvz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðəmˈselvz/"]/
Значение	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
Пример	Tell them the news.	They seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Регистр	Нейтральное	Нейтральное
Насколько частое	Частотный чанк	Топ 1000 (очень частое)
Уровень CEFR	A1	A2
Часть речи	pronoun	pronoun
Сочетания	tell them, show them, get to them	manage themselves, enjoy themselves, clean themselves
Антонимы	us, we	others, another, different people
Частые ошибки	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.
Заметки по употреблению	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.

Частые вопросы: Them против Themselves

В чём разница между Them и 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

Что сложнее: Them и Themselves?

Themselves имеет самый высокий уровень, A2, по шкале CEFR.

У Them и Themselves одинаковый уровень CEFR?

Them: A1, Themselves: A2 по шкале CEFR.

Какая часть речи у Them и Themselves?

Them: pronoun, Themselves: pronoun.

Можно показать пример каждого?

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

Можно ли использовать Them и Themselves взаимозаменяемо?

Не всегда. Them и Themselves близки и иногда пересекаются, но различаются по регистру, частоте и употреблению, поэтому замена одного другим может изменить смысл или тон. Стоит свериться с различиями выше, прежде чем заменять.