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minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·6 months agoAlso Finns. We have perfectly gender neutral pronouns but we prefer to use “it” instead
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoMade me remember the “je, tu, il, elle, nous-vous-ils-elles” french educational song ha
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 months agoIn Dutch “they/them” is “zij”. Which is very annoying, because “she” is also “zij”. Which means the Dutch genderless pronoun has mostly become “hen”, which is “them” in the dative (3rd) case, which is only rarely used otherwise, and thus available.
minus-squareZaros@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoUnless we’re talking about pets, funny enough.
Also Finns. We have perfectly gender neutral pronouns but we prefer to use “it” instead
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Made me remember the “je, tu, il, elle, nous-vous-ils-elles” french educational song ha
In Dutch “they/them” is “zij”. Which is very annoying, because “she” is also “zij”.
Which means the Dutch genderless pronoun has mostly become “hen”, which is “them” in the dative (3rd) case, which is only rarely used otherwise, and thus available.
Unless we’re talking about pets, funny enough.