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/ðəʊz/ /ðoʊz/

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pronoun

أولئك

Examples :

"He went home, and after that I never saw him again."

ذهب إلى المنزل، وبعد ذلك لم أره مرة أخرى.

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pronoun

أولئك

The known (thing); used to refer to something just said.

Examples :

"My brother said he needed a new laptop. Those are expensive these days. "

قال أخي إنه يحتاج إلى جهاز كمبيوتر محمول جديد. أولئك باهظو الثمن هذه الأيام.

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pronoun

أولئك

(demonstrative) The aforementioned quality or proposition; used to emphatically affirm or deny a previous statement or question.

Examples :

"The water is so cold! — That it is."

هذا صحيح.

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pronoun

الذين، اللاتي

(relative) (plural that) Which, who; representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition.

Examples :

"The CPR course that she took really came in handy."

دورة الإنعاش القلبي الرئوي التي أخذتها كانت مفيدة حقًا.

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pronoun

الذين، اللواتي

Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.

Examples :

"the last time that [= when] I went to Europe"

المرة الأخيرة التي ذهبت فيها إلى أوروبا،

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