theirs
gb/ðˈɛɹz/ us/ðˈɛɹz/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 4000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
pronoun
A2
relation
1
belonging to them
Used to say something belongs to them.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is theirs
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'theirs' with 'their'. 'Their' is used before a noun (e.g., their house), while 'theirs' stands alone (e.g., The house is theirs).
Συνώνυμα
theirs’ (Nonstandard or erroneous form; standard usage is 'theirs' without an apostrophe.)
Αντώνυμα
ours (Indicates belonging to us rather than to them.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
property of theirs
|friend of theirs
|idea of theirs
Θέματα
daily life
|grammar
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- That house on the corner is theirs.
- The decision was entirely theirs to make.
- I borrowed a book of theirs last week.
- Those seats are theirs, not yours.
- The victory was theirs after months of hard work.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- This car is theirs.
- That dog is theirs.
- The red bag is theirs.
- These shoes are theirs.
- That house is theirs.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
theirs
IPA
GB/ðˈɛɹz/
US/ðˈɛɹz/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
theirs (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (theirs)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: theirs
- Plural: theirses
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
theirses
noun
Related words
themselves
pronoun A2
Εκφράσεις
of theirs
1/əv ðˈɛɹz/
fixed phrase
something that belongs to them
Used to talk about something that belongs to them.
Παραδείγματα
- I tried one of those cakes of theirs, and it was delicious.
- That's another clever idea of theirs.