Translation
they
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Examples
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They are good people.
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I can see them.
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I do not speak their language.
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Will they come with us?
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They said that they know the truth.
is "they" for people and for things alike, since has no plural of its own. Object , possessive , and the possessive agrees like any adjective, so carries both the accusative -n and its noun's case. An adjective describing them takes the plural -j: . For a vague "they" meaning "people in general", Esperanto uses instead.
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(6)Grammar articles
(24)Adverbs in Esperanto: -e, and Why estas varme Has No Noun
Esperanto Suffixes -et-, -eg-, -ul-, -ist- and -an-
Esperanto Compound Tenses: esti + Participle, and When
Esperanto Restaurant Phrases: Ordering, Bonan Apetiton, Toasts
Esperantismo and the Interna Ideo: What Esperanto Is For
Esperanto False Friends: Words That Lie to English Speakers
Esperanto Fractions, Multiples and Groups: -on-, -obl-, -op-
Homaranismo: Zamenhof's Creed, Kept Apart from Esperanto
How to Actually Learn Esperanto, and Why It Is Faster
Esperanto Grammar on One Page: All 16 Rules
Negation in Esperanto: ne, the neni- Words and nek
Unofficial Esperanto Affixes: -oz-, -iv- and the Rest
Esperanto Nouns and Adjectives: -o, -a and Agreement
Esperanto Numbers: Counting With Nine Roots, No Exceptions
Esperanto Punctuation, Spelling and Abbreviations
Esperanto Particles: ĉi tiu, ju...des, ajn and mem
Esperanto Personal Pronouns: mi, vi, li, ŝi and mia
Esperanto pri- Verbs: pripensi, priskribi, pridemandi
How to Ask Questions in Esperanto: Ĉu, Tags and Answers
The Esperanto Reflexive: si and sia vs li and lia
The Esperanto Article la: When to Use It and When Not
Esperanto Verb Tenses and Conjugation: -as, -is, -os
Esperanto Verbs and Prepositions: Which One Each Verb Takes
Esperanto Affixes: The Full List of Prefixes and Suffixes
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 4: ili, ke, kiu and 11 more words.