Gender neutral language in Dutch - Revision history

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Official genderneutral pronouns or pronoun equivalents

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	'''(een) ieder(s)''' > every person, everyone's lit. each/every/other (one)		'''(een) ieder(s)''' > every person, everyone's lit. each/every/other (one)

	~~'''wie, wiens''' > who, whose~~

	~~'''diens''' > their~~

	'''eigen''' > own		'''eigen''' > own
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	'''zo een (zo'n)''' > such a (degredatory)		'''zo een (zo'n)''' > such a (degredatory)

			'''iemand''' > someone

	=== '''Not official, still very commonly used genderneutral pronouns''' ===		=== '''Not official, still very commonly used genderneutral pronouns''' ===

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Indirect or objective

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			Official;

			<u>official/prevalent in some language circles;</u>

			''synthetic.''

			Sorted 1st-last based on most use to least popular.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+Gender neutral pronouns in Dutch (all singular)		\|+Gender neutral pronouns in Dutch (all singular)
	~~'''Official, <u>official in some language circles</u>, ''synthetic'''''~~
	~~'''Sorted 1st-last based on most use to least popular.'''~~
	\|Grammatical gender (subjective or direct reference)		\|Grammatical gender (subjective or direct reference)
	\|nom.		\|nom.
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	!Objects, concepts and non-domestic animals (traditionally)		!Objects, concepts and non-domestic animals (traditionally)
	!which		!which
	!which		!to which
	!of which		!of which
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|dat, die, dit, deze		\|dat, wat die, dit, deze
	\|wat, dat		\|waaraan, wat, dat, aan wat
	\|waarvan, <u>wiens, (plural wier) (personifying)</u>		\|waarvan, <u>wiens, (plural wier) (personifying)</u>
	\|}		\|}

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Overview

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	\|<u>die</u>, ''hen, ze''		\|<u>die</u>, ''hen, ze''
	\|diegene, ''hen, die''		\|diegene, ''hen, die''
	\|de<sup>1</sup>,diens, <u>hun</u>		\|de<sup>1</sup>, diens, <u>hun</u>
	\|van diegene'','' een eigen'', hun eigen, van hen, het hunne''		\|van diegene'','' een eigen'', hun eigen, van hen, het hunne''
	\|zich		\|zich
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	!Objects, concepts and non-domestic animals (traditionally)		!Objects, concepts and non-domestic animals (traditionally)
	!it		!it
			!(for) it
	!its		!its
	~~!(for) it~~
	!its own, for it		!its own, for it
	!~its		!~its

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Direct or subjective

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	\|hetgeen, datgeen, hetzelf, zichzelf		\|hetgeen, datgeen, hetzelf, zichzelf
	\|}		\|}
	<sup>1</sup>de (the) can be used to avoid pronoun use in casual ways, for example when the listener has neutralsceptic views; "Jan is ''de'' portemonnee vergeten" (Jan forgot ''the'' wallet).		<sup>1</sup>de (the), officially, can be used to avoid pronoun use in casual ways, for example when the listener has neutralsceptic views; "Jan is ''de'' portemonnee vergeten" (Jan forgot ''the'' wallet).

	<sup>2</sup>een (a or an) can be used in the same sense; singular "Friesland heeft een eigen taal" (Friesland has ''an'' own language); plural "Ieder gebouw heeft ''een'' eigen voorziening" (every building has ''an'' own provision)		<sup>2</sup>een (a or an), officially, can be used in the same sense; singular "Friesland heeft een eigen taal" (Friesland has ''an'' own language); plural "Ieder gebouw heeft ''een'' eigen voorziening" (every building has ''an'' own provision)

	==== '''Indirect or objective''' ====		==== '''Indirect or objective''' ====

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Direct or subjective

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	\|diegene, ''hen, die''		\|diegene, ''hen, die''
	\|de<sup>1</sup>,diens, <u>hun</u>		\|de<sup>1</sup>,diens, <u>hun</u>
	\|van diegene'', van hen, het hunne''		\|van diegene'','' een eigen'', hun eigen, van hen, het hunne''
	\|zich		\|zich
	\|zichzelf		\|zichzelf
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	\|hem, ''het''		\|hem, ''het''
	\|zijn, een<sup>2</sup>		\|zijn, een<sup>2</sup>
	\|zijn eigen, <u>hun eigen</u>		\|zijn eigen, een eigen, <u>hun eigen</u>
	\|zich, het, dat		\|zich, het, dat
	\|hetgeen, datgeen, hetzelf, zichzelf		\|hetgeen, datgeen, hetzelf, zichzelf

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Direct or subjective

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Overview

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Overview

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	Sorted 1st-last based on most use to least popular.		Sorted 1st-last based on most use to least popular.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+~~Gender neutral~~ pronouns in Dutch ~~(all singular)~~		\|+
	~~\|Grammatical gender~~		!Gendered pronouns in Dutch
	~~\|nom.~~		\|-
	~~\|accus.~~		\|
	~~\|poss.~~		{\| class="wikitable"
	~~\|refl. poss~~
	~~\|refl. nom~~
	\|~~obj. nom~~
	\|~~obj. poss.~~
	\|~~refl.~~
	\|-		\|-
	!f		!f
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	!~its		!~its
	!who		!who
			!whom
	!whose		!whose
	!herself		!herself
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	\|zich		\|zich
	\|wie		\|wie
			\|wier
	\|wiens		\|wiens
	\|zichzelf		\|zichzelf
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	!his		!his
	!his		!his
	!		!~its
	!		!who
	!		!whom
			!whose
	!himself		!himself
	\|-		\|-
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	\|zich		\|zich
	\|wie		\|wie
			\|wier
	\|wiens		\|wiens
	\|zichzelf		\|zichzelf
			\|}
			\|}
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+Gender neutral pronouns in Dutch (all singular)
			\|Grammatical gender
			\|nom.
			\|accus.
			\|poss.
			\|refl. poss
			\|refl. nom
			\|obj. nom
			\|obj. acc.
			\|obj. poss.
			\|refl.
	\|-		\|-
	!x		!x
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	!their, that person's		!their, that person's
	!theirs		!theirs
	!		!~its
	!		!who
	!		!whom
			!whose
	!themself		!themself
	\|-		\|-
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	\|zich		\|zich
	\|wie		\|wie
			\|wier
	\|wiens		\|wiens
	\|zichzelf		\|zichzelf
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	!it		!it
	!its own, for it		!its own, for it
	!		!~its
			!which
	!which		!which
	!of which		!of which
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	\|zich, het, dat		\|zich, het, dat
	\|dat, die, dit, deze		\|dat, die, dit, deze
			\|dat
	\|waarvan, <u>wiens</u> (personifying)		\|waarvan, <u>wiens</u> (personifying)
	\|hetgeen, datgeen, het zelf		\|hetgeen, datgeen, het zelf

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Not official, still very common use genderneutral pronouns

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Official genderneutral pronouns or pronoun equivalents