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# those

determiner, pronoun (that, those)

«those» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Those points to things or people farther away; it is the plural of «that». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#m1)
2. Those points back to things already talked about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#m2)
3. «Those who» means the people who. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#m3)

### In the lessons

refers back to things already told: «those apples», «of those»; in everyday talk, «those days», «one of those»; phrases «those who», «one of those»

### Examples

- He had 20 apples; 5 of those were red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x1)
- Those books cost 3 dollars each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x2)
- How many of those did she keep? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x3)
- Those were all the marbles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x4)
- Look at those clouds over there! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x5)
- Can you pass me those scissors? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x6)
- Those who finish early can read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x7)
- In those days there were no phones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x8)
- Are those your shoes? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x9)
- It was one of those days when everything went wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x10)
- Heaven helps those who help themselves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/#x11)

### Note

Refers to a group just named; «N of those» is a part of it. Trap: «of those» means a part, not a new group to add. Singular «that», plural «those»; near things are «this» and «these».

## In Jewish tradition

refers back to things already told: «those apples», «of those»; in everyday talk, «those days», «one of those»; phrases «those who», «one of those»

### Examples

- And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand. (Torah NUM.25.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/those/#x1)
- the great trials which thine eyes saw, the signs and those great wonders; (Torah DEU.29.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/those/#x2)
- and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred; (Torah NUM.2.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/those/#x3)
- In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. (Prophets 2KI.20.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/those/#x4)
- Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. (Prophets JOS.11.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/those/#x5)
- In those days I Daniel was mourning three whole weeks. (Writings DAN.10.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/those/#x6)

### Note

Refers to a group just named; «N of those» is a part of it. Trap: «of those» means a part, not a new group to add. Singular «that», plural «those»; near things are «this» and «these».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «those» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/those/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«those» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/those.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «those» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/those/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«those» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/those.html) on Mova free.