他们 (tāmen) — they, them

他们 (tāmen)

The third-person plural pronoun used for groups of males or mixed-gender groups; for all-female groups, 她们 is preferred in writing, though both are spoken identically as tāmen.

Meanings

1. [pronoun] They (subject, masculine or mixed group).
2. [pronoun] Them (object).
3. [pronoun] Their (before 的: 他们的).

Example Sentences

他们都是我的朋友。 Tāmen dōu shì wǒ de péngyou. They are all my friends.

我不认识他们。 Wǒ bú rènshi tāmen. I do not know them.

他们的学校在哪里？ Tāmen de xuéxiào zài nǎlǐ? Where is their school?

他们昨天去看电影了。 Tāmen zuótiān qù kàn diànyǐng le. They went to see a movie yesterday.

Collocations

Memory Hook

他们 is just 他 (he) with the crowd suffix 们. Whenever you see 们 attached, multiply that single person into a group of people.