them
彼らを
解説 Definition
複数の人や物を、動詞または前置詞の目的語として表す代名詞。日本語では「彼らに」とも訳す。
Them is the object form of the third-person plural pronoun. It refers to people, animals, or things receiving an action or following a preposition, and it can also refer to a single person of unspecified or nonbinary gender.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
they は動作をする側、them は動作や働きかけを受ける側と整理すると覚えやすい。see them「彼らを見る」、help them「彼らを助ける」、talk to them「彼らに話す」のまとまりで練習すると定着しやすい。前置詞の後でも with them、for them、about them のように them を使う。
Pair they with them by grammatical role: they perform the action, while them receives it. Compare They saw us with We saw them. Learn frequent chunks such as help them, give them water, talk to them, and about them. After a preposition, use them rather than they: with them, for them, and between them. Like singular they, singular them may refer to one person whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or nonbinary. Focusing on the word’s position after a verb or preposition will help you choose the object form correctly.
例文
I saw them at the station.
駅で彼らを見かけました。
Please give them some water.
彼らに水を少しあげてください。
We talked about them yesterday.
昨日、彼らのことを話しました。
them の類義語・関連語
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them の語源・成り立ち Etymology
them は三人称複数代名詞 they の目的格で、古ノルド語 þeim に由来し、中英語期に英語へ入りました。古英語由来の形に代わって定着した語で、同じ北欧語系の they、their と一組をなします。主語には they、目的語には them を使います。
Them is the object form associated with they and comes from Old Norse þeim. It entered English during the Middle English period and gradually replaced an earlier native object form. They, them, and their therefore form a closely related set borrowed from Scandinavian speech. Modern English uses they for a subject and them after a verb or preposition as an object, whether the reference is plural or singular they.
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