они тебя не

they don't ... you

→ они
phrase Uncommon #15,699
they don't ... you An incomplete sentence fragment: они means “they,” тебя means “you” in the accusative case, and не negates the following verb. The phrase is used before a verb, as in они тебя не съели, “they didn't eat you.”
RU: Они тебя не понимают.
EN: They don't understand you.

Они тебя не презирают.

They don't despise you.

Они тебя не видели.

They didn't see you.

Они тебя не уважают.

They don't respect you.

Они тебя не изнасиловали, нет?

They didn't rape you, did they?

— Дикие истории (2014)

Они тебя не тронут.

They won't hurt you.

— Китайская история призраков (1987)

Теперь понятно, почему они тебя не съели.

Now it's clear why they didn't eat you.

— Мальчик и птица (2023)