![]() ![]() ![]() There refers to locations and all other uses."They are very much in love" could be written "They're very much in love." Despite the fact that a contraction is used, this word does not imply ownership. They're is a contraction of the words "they" and "are," and should be used to replace those words in a sentence.Their means "belongs to them." Appropriate uses would include "Their balloon popped quickly" or "Have you not seen their baby?" The word is only used in this context and for no other reason than to mean "more than one owner.".It can be confusing, but the difference will be clear once you've memorized the usage rule. It's also a common spell-check mistake, because spell-checkers won't suggest the right version of the word, necessarily, if you make a typo. If "you" and "your" is a solid first place mistake, misusing these words is a close second. However, in Chinese, if you are talking about the state of a person, like your location, your health, your age, etc., we ignore the verb "be".Learn the difference between their, they're, and there. In the case you are talking about, I know in English we say "I am good" "I am at (somewhere)". (Also I didn't add number of apples, cus that's too complicated). For example, I eat apples: 我吃苹果。I am eating apples: 我在吃苹果。I ate apples:我吃了苹果/我吃苹果了(first focus on the apple and second focus on the action of eating). 在+verb=doing something, verb+了=did something. Verbs are always the same no matter what tense. However, in Chinese, if you are talking about the state of a person, like your location, your health, your age, etc., we ignore the verb "be". ![]() ![]()
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