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10 Language-to-English DictionariesThose
/ðoʊz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to refer to specific people or things that are not near the speaker.
"Those books on the shelf are mine." - 2
Used to refer to a group of people or things previously mentioned.
"I met some friends yesterday; those were great times."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'those' originates from Old English 'þā', which is a demonstrative pronoun used to refer to people or things that are distant in time or space. Over time, it evolved through Middle English into its current form, maintaining its function as a plural demonstrative.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Those" is said worldwide
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ceux
Transliteration: suh
"Ceux qui sont ici sont mes amis."
jene
Transliteration: yeh-neh
"Jene Bücher gehören mir."
quelli
Transliteration: kwel-lee
"Quelli sono i miei amici."
esos
Transliteration: eh-sos
"Esos libros son míos."
aqueles
Transliteration: ah-keh-les
"Aqueles livros são meus."
वे
Transliteration: ve
"वे किताबें मेरी हैं।"
那些
Transliteration: nàxiē
"那些书是我的。"
그것들
Transliteration: geugeosdeul
"그것들은 내 것입니다."
それら
Transliteration: sorera
"それらの本は私のものです。"
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