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The Dutch language does not have any official gender-neutral pronouns, although [[nonbinary]] people have adopted other sets of pre-existing pronouns, as well as [[neopronouns]], to work around this issue. A survey by Transgender Netwerk Nederland (''Transgender Network Netherlands'') showed that hen / hen / hun ("they/them/theirs") is the most popular pronoun set, although | The Dutch language does not have any official gender-neutral pronouns, although [[nonbinary]] people have adopted other sets of pre-existing pronouns, as well as [[neopronouns]], to work around this issue. A survey by Transgender Netwerk Nederland (''Transgender Network Netherlands'') showed that '''hen / hen / hun''' ("they/them/theirs") is the most popular pronoun set, although other options suggested include ''die'' ("that/who") <ref>https://www.transgendernetwerk.nl/non-binair-voornaamwoord-uitslag/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230520060910/https://www.transgendernetwerk.nl/non-binair-voornaamwoord-uitslag/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>, making '''die / hen / hun'''. Alternatively, '''die / die / diens''' is also an option used. Various other inflections can also be replaced by the corresponding form of "die", depending on the individual's preferences and how natural the sentence sounds in the person's regiolect. For example, some might prefer '''die / hen / diens''' to distinguish the meaning of die and hen. | ||
When spoken, "hen" can really sound like "hem" (him). Therefore the correct pronounciation is really essential to differentiate someone's preferences. | |||
The pronoun "die" is also a normal pronoun in the dialects spoken in regions like Twente, de Achterhoek and Drenthe, though in some regions only referring to a "he". Sometimes "die" is even shortened to ['ie]. | |||
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