those

A demonstrative determiner used as the plural form of 'that' to refer to specific people or things that are distinct from the speaker, often implying distance in space, time, or thought, or referring to something previously mentioned.

• 🇷🇺Указательное слово во множественном числе для обозначения предметов или лиц, удаленных от говорящего или ранее упомянутых

1. Distance in space or time (plural) A1 formal

   Used to identify specific people or things that are further away from the speaker in physical distance or in time (past), contrasting with 'these'.

   • Look at those birds in the sky.
   • I remember those days fondly.
   • Who are those people over there?

   🇷🇺Отдаленность в пространстве или времени (множественное число)

2. Reference to previous context (plural) A2 formal

   Used to refer back to ideas, statements, facts, or groups of things that have already been mentioned or are known to both the speaker and the listener.

   • I didn't understand those instructions.
   • Those were difficult times.
   • Why did you choose those options?

   🇷🇺Ссылка на предыдущий контекст (множественное число)

3. Contrast or distinction (plural) B1 formal

   Used to distinguish one group of people or things from another, especially when comparing two sets of items.

   • These shoes are cheaper than those.
   • I prefer these colors to those colors.
   • Not these files, but those files.

   🇷🇺Противопоставление или различие (множественное число)