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theirs

/ðɛəz/ /ðɛɚz/

Meanings
pronoun

Suyo, de ellos

That which belongs to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.

Examples :

"The children finished their homework, and they put theirs away. "
Los niños terminaron su tarea y guardaron la suya.
grammar language

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Deberes, tarea

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Debes hacer tus deberes antes de poder ver la televisión.

Illustration case

case noun

/keɪs/

Caso, situación

"For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth."

Para variar, en este caso, estaba diciendo la verdad.

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Eso, aquel

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Mi hermana trajo varios libros a la biblioteca, y ese es sobre dinosaurios.

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

de ellos

"They brought their books with them."

Ellos trajeron sus libros con ellos.

Illustration finished

finished verb

/ˈfɪnɪʃt/

Terminar, completar

"Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!"

¡Asegúrate de terminar tu tarea antes de irte a la cama!

Illustration belongs

belongs verb

/bɪˈlɒŋz/ /bɪˈlɔŋz/

Pertenece

"Where does this document belong?"

¿Dónde pertenece este documento?

Illustration following

following verb

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

Seguir, perseguir

"Follow that car!"

¡Siga ese coche!

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

Niños, menores

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Sé amable con él: no es más que un niño.

Illustration possessive

possessive noun

/pəˈzɛsɪv/

Genitivo

"The possessive case of the word "student" is "student's". "

El genitivo de la palabra "student" es "student's".

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

Cuál, cuáles

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

A estas alturas, seguramente debes saber cuál es cuál.

Illustration them

them pronoun

/ðʌm/

Ellos, ellas

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

Los niños pidieron ayuda a su maestra con esos problemas de matemáticas; ella se los explicó.

Illustration without

without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Fuera

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "

La escuela está ubicada justo fuera de la ciudad, fuera de la zona comercial principal.