them

pronounforainm 1 object of verb or prepositioniad cmu► (object of verb) I see them feicim iad do you believe them? an gcreideann tú iad? let them in lig isteach iad she wants to stop them ba mhaith léi iad a stopadh it's hurting them tá sé á ngortú he loves them tá grá aige dóibh ask them to go iarr orthu dul we told them to ring dúramar leo glaoch let them sleep lig dóibh codladh► (object of preposition) between them and the door idir iad agus an doras we'll be lost without them beimid caillte gan iad some of them are lost tá cuid díobh caillte, tá cuid acu caillte they took books with them thug siad leabhair leo we depend on them táimid ag brath orthu she was talking about them bhí sí ag caint fúthu we're proud of them táimid bródúil astu due to them being late toisc go raibh siad déanach 2 informalneamhfhoirmeálta emphaticiadsan cmu► (after 'be') it's them iadsan atá ann it was them that said it iadsan a dúirt é it's them I was looking for iadsan a bhí mé a lorg it's them I was speaking to is leosan a bhí mé ag caint► (emphatic, comparative) who, us or them? cé, muidne nó iadsan? anybody but them aon duine ach iadsan don't show it to them ná taispeáin dóibhsean é don't pick them ná roghnaigh iadsan them I respect tá meas agam orthusan and if you were them? agus dá mba sibhse iadsan? 'Who did that?' 'Them.' 'Cé a rinne é sin?' 'Iadsan.' you broke it, not them sibhse a bhris é agus ní hiadsan 'Tell a lie? Them?' 'Bréag a insint? Iadsan?' 3 informalneamhfhoirmeálta typical or appropriate for themiadsan cmu that isn't really them ní sin iadsan dáiríre, ní mar sin a bhíonn siad dáiríre 4 in exclamations silly them! nach iadsan na hamadáin! poor them! nach iadsan an trua Mhuire! lucky old them! nach orthu atá an t-ádh!, nach méanar dóibh! 5 with singular you can't just walk up to somebody and ask them their age ní féidir leat díreach siúl suas go dtí duine agus a fhiafraí de cén aois é

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