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те

those

Meaning of те

указание на удалённые или уже названные предметы и людей

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Russian[tʲe]
those
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те with English translation

те usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Those shoes are too small for me.

Те туфли мне слишком малы.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I really like those paintings in the gallery.

Мне действительно нравятся те картины в галерее.

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те belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

теthose
мойmy
твойyour
егоhis
нашour
ихtheir
этотthis

те synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between те / эти / те самые / тот / этот

🇷🇺Russian
те

Demonstrative pronoun for distant or already known things/people.

A1Very Often

Those books on the shelf are mine.

Те книги на полке мои.

🇷🇺Russian

Points to near things/people; contrasts with “those”.

A1Often

These books on the table are mine.

Эти книги на столе мои.

Т
🇷🇺Russian
те самые

Emphasizes the exact, specific people or things you mean; adds the idea of exact match.

A1Often

These are the very books I was looking for.

Это те самые книги, которые я искал.

🇷🇺Russian

Singular form: points to one distant or already known thing/person.

A1Very Often

That house is very old.

Тот дом очень старый.

🇷🇺Russian

Points to a near singular thing/person; opposite of “that”.

A1Very Often

This house is very old.

Этот дом очень старый.

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How to pronounce те and what this word means

те translation: those. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce те

[tʲe]

те translation

those

те examples

Those shoes are too small for me.

те transcription

[tʲe]

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те meaning: what does it mean?

указание на удалённые или уже названные предметы и людей

те pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

те is pronounced as [tʲe]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

те definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Those shoes are too small for me. Translation: Те туфли мне слишком малы.

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