those
gb/ðˈoʊz/ us/ðˈoʊz/
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Engels
~ 200
azok, azok a / azok az
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1
azok
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Gebruikspatroon:
those [plural noun]
Those shoes look great on you.
Azok a cipők nagyon jól állnak rajtad.
I remember those days when we were young.
Emlékszem azokra a napokra, amikor fiatalok voltunk.
Can you hand me those books on the shelf?
Those are my favorite cookies.
She doesn't like those kinds of movies.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
Those apples are red.
Azok az almák pirosak.
I like those cars.
Tetszenek nekem azok az autók.
Those men are tall.
Those birds are in the tree.
Those chairs are big.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'those' with 'these', using 'those' for nearby objects instead of distant ones.
Betekenis
Refers to specific people or things
Woordcombinaties
those people
|those days
|those shoes
|those ideas
|those times
Synoniemen
these (Refers to people or things near the speaker, unlike 'those' which refers to ones farther away.)
Antoniemen
these (Opposite in terms of distance from the speaker; 'these' is for near, 'those' is for far.)
Thema's
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
Used to talk about people or things you already know about, that are not close to you.
Used to refer to specific people or things that have already been mentioned or are known from the context, typically more than one and not near the speaker.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
those
IPA
GB/ðˈoʊz/
US/ðˈoʊz/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
those (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (those)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: those
- Plural: thoses
Woordfamilie
Uitdrukkingen
one of those days
1/wˈʌn əv ðˈoʊz dˈeɪz/
fixed phrase
informal
Day full of problems or difficulties
A day when everything seems to go wrong.
Voorbeelden
- It's been one of those days — nothing is working out.
- I'm having one of those days where I just want to go back to bed.
those were the days
1/ðˈoʊz wɚ ðə dˈeɪz/
fixed phrase
informal
Nostalgic reference to the past
Used to say that a time in the past was happy or good.
Voorbeelden
- We used to go dancing every Saturday — those were the days!
- Ah, those were the days when life was simple.