their

their
pron poss. (вжив. атрибутивно)
їх, їхній; що належить їм; свій, свої

do you know their father? — ви знаєте їх батька?

they all fell on their backs — усі вони упали на спину

* * *
poss; pron
використ. тк. атрибутивно; порівн. (theirs)
1) їх; що належить їм; свій, свій

he is one of their friends — він один з їхніх друзів; у складі титулів їх

Their Majesties — Їхньої Величності

2) (їм. his A 4 у сполученні з підметом типу each, every, everybody) свій

nobody in a senses would believe such a story — ніхто при здоровому глузді не повірить такій історії

3) належний ним

they knew their Homer [geography]from beginning to end — вони прекрасно знали Гомера [географію](у потрібному їм обсязі)

their own — їх власний

they have a car of their own — у них власна машина


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