Use “they” for 他们 or contextually 她们. Chinglish does not require agreement changes on the following verb.
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他们
A group of people referred to as the subject.
Standard Mapping
- Chinese
- 他们
- Pinyin
- tā men
- Meaning
- 第三人称复数代词
- Note
- Primary third-person plural mapping.
Meaning and Usage
Mapping Boundary
Correct Mapping
They go school → 他们去学校。
Incorrect Mapping or Split
Them go school → 他们去学校。
Reason
Them is not the canonical subject token.
Chinglish Examples
they need grandma
Chinese Sentence
他们需要奶奶。
Full Pinyin
tā men xū yào nǎi nǎi
Natural English
They need the grandma.
they need daughter
Chinese Sentence
他们需要女儿。
Full Pinyin
tā men xū yào nǚ ér
Natural English
They need the daughter.
they need side
Chinese Sentence
他们需要一边。
Full Pinyin
tā men xū yào yī biān
Natural English
They need the side.
they need floor
Chinese Sentence
他们需要地板。
Full Pinyin
tā men xū yào de bǎn
Natural English
They need the floor.
they need fork
Chinese Sentence
他们需要叉子。
Full Pinyin
tā men xū yào chā zi
Natural English
They need the fork.
they need minute
Chinese Sentence
他们需要分钟。
Full Pinyin
tā men xū yào fēn zhōng
Natural English
They need the minute.