there / their / they're

Adverb / Possessiv / Kurzform/ðɛr/ 🔊 anhören

there, their und they're klingen gleich, bedeuten aber verschiedenes. Kurzregel: there = dort, their = ihr/ihre, they're = they are.

📖 Bedeutungen

1there = dort / da (Ort)
"The keys are over there." — Die Schlüssel sind dort drüben.
2their = ihr/ihre (Possessiv)
"Their car is red." — Ihr Auto ist rot.
3they're = they are (Kurzform)
"They're coming tomorrow." — Sie kommen morgen.

🔄 Häufig verwechselt

your vs you're →its vs it's →who's vs whose →

💬 Merkhilfen

there → here (beide sind Orte)their → Besitzthey're → Apostroph = Kurzform
❓ "___ dog is very friendly." (ihr Hund)