theirs
gb/ðˈɛɹz/ us/ðˈɛɹz/
A2
Anglais
~ 4000
Sens
0 sens
pronoun
A2
relation
1
belonging to them
Used to say something belongs to them.
Schéma d’usage :
[something] is theirs
Erreur fréquente :
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).
Synonymes
theirs’ (Nonstandard or erroneous form; standard usage is 'theirs' without an apostrophe.)
Antonymes
ours (Indicates belonging to us rather than to them.)
Collocations
property of theirs
|friend of theirs
|idea of theirs
Thèmes
daily life
|grammar
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- This car is theirs.
- That dog is theirs.
- The red bag is theirs.
- These shoes are theirs.
- That house is theirs.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
theirs
API
GB/ðˈɛɹz/
US/ðˈɛɹz/
Syllabes et accentuation
theirs (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (theirs)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: theirs
- Plural: theirses
Famille de mots
Forms
theirses
noun
Related words
themselves
pronoun A2
Expressions
of theirs
1/əv ðˈɛɹz/
fixed phrase
something that belongs to them
Used to talk about something that belongs to them.
Exemples
- I tried one of those cakes of theirs, and it was delicious.
- That's another clever idea of theirs.