Meaning
they, them
- those people
In a sentence
Non possiamo accettare le richieste avanzate da costoro.
We cannot accept the requests made by those people.
Chi sono costoro davanti alla porta?
Who are those people in front of the door?
Costoro hanno già pagato il conto.
They have already paid the bill.
Word forms (1)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| costoro | Nom · plural · 3rd person |
Usage notes
- Formal, literary, or bureaucratic; rare in everyday speech. In conversation, Italians usually say loro, questi, or quelli instead.
- Often sounds detached, dismissive, or judgmental depending on tone, especially when referring to people present or just mentioned.
- It is a stressed subject/object pronoun, not a clitic. Don’t use it where li or loro is required.