dem

pronoun

Them - third person plural

alternatives

de, dem de, dende, dey

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pronoun

Those or these. The plural form of 'that' or 'this'.

alternatives

dende

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adjective

A modifying suffix used to pluralise nouns.

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natyboops

15 years ago

In the Virgin Islands, dem is used to make a plural like in "mangoose-dem". It is also used to associate people and form a plural from one person's name such as "Lisa-dem" or "Lisa an dem" meaning "Lisa and the rest of the group" or "Lisa and the family".

last year

These/those