"There" vs "Their" vs "They're": Meaning and Memory Trick
There vs their vs they're — three homophones, three meanings, and a simple trick to never confuse them again.
Contraction: “They’re coming” = “They are coming.”
Test: “they are” से replace करें।
Ownership: “Their house” (उनका घर), “their idea” (उनका ख़याल)।
Test: क्या ownership दर्शाता है?
जगह: “Put it there” (वहाँ रखो), “over there” (उधर)।
Existential: “There is a problem” (एक समस्या है), “There are many options” (कई विकल्प हैं)।
- They’re → apostrophe → contraction → “they are”
- Their → “heir” अंदर है → inheritance → possession
- There → “here” अंदर है → दोनों जगह की बात है
| गलत | सही |
|---|---|
| Their coming soon. | They’re coming soon. |
| There house is big. | Their house is big. |
| They’re is a problem. | There is a problem. |
- _____ going to the market.
- _____ are many reasons to study hard.
- The children love _____ new school.
- Put the bag over _____.
- I think _____ right.
- They’re (= They are)
- There (existential)
- their (possessive)
- there (जगह)
- they’re (= they are)
- They’re = they are (contraction)
- Their = उनका (possession)
- There = जगह या “there is/are”