they Definisjon på norsk

• 0 indicates a group that has already been mentioned -- de

  • The blue ones are nice, but they’re a little small. De blå er fine, men de er litt små.

  • My family is visiting. They aren’t leaving until Saturday. Familien min er på besøk. De drar ikke før på lørdag.

• 1 sb with authority or knowledge about a subject -- de

  • They’re saying it’s going to rain tomorrow. De sier at det blir regn i morgen.

  • They passed a law banning smoking in public buildings. De vedtok en lov som forbyr røyking i offentlige bygninger.

• 2 used instead of “he” or “she” when a person’s sex is not known -- han eller hun

  • Each player chooses the piece they want to use. Enhver spiller velger den brikken han eller hun vil bruke.

• 3 persons, animals or things already spoken about, being pointed out etc -- de

  • They are in the garden.

• 4 used instead of he, he or she etc when the person’s sex is unknown or when people of both sexes are being referred to -- en, man, folk

  • If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.