Translations:Gender neutral language in Swedish/25/en: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:36, 5 October 2024

Message definition (Gender neutral language in Swedish)

In older Swedish, titles/phrases based on one's gender have been used to mention/adress someone with politeness/formality i.e. fru, fröken, dam, herr, mister etc. This has also been used in front of profession titles, e.g. fru/herr Minister. This is rather an obsolete practice and is only used in a few select cases. In modern Swedish, to mention or adress someone more formally, one should instead use both first name and last name or only last name without any title.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-* '''Barn.''' Neutral, standard. Means child/kid.
+In older Swedish, titles/phrases based on one's gender have been used to mention/adress someone with politeness/formality i.e. fru, fröken, dam, herr, mister etc. This has also been used in front of profession titles, e.g. fru/herr Minister. This is rather an obsolete practice and is only used in a few select cases. In modern Swedish, to mention or adress someone more formally, one should instead use both first name and last name or only last name without any title.
-* '''Bebis.''' Neutral, standard. Means baby.
-* '''Småbarn.''' Neutral, standard. Means toddler.
-* '''Tonåring.''' Neutral, standard. Means teenager.
-* '''Ungdom.''' Neutral, standard. Means youth/youngster.