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Study: People and Core Pronouns

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Word Number 6

they

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Primary Chinese

他们

Primary Pinyin

tā men

Short Definition

A group of people referred to as the subject.

Primary Meaning

第三人称复数代词

Primary Note

Primary third-person plural mapping.

Mapping Boundary

Correct: They go school → 他们去学校。

Incorrect: Them go school → 他们去学校。

Them is not the canonical subject token.

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