Gender neutral language: Difference between revisions
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'''Conjunctive form''' | '''Conjunctive form''' | ||
The conjunctive form is used when the subject follows the verb. Standard Irish sentence structure is Verb Subject Object or VSO. Forms corresponding to the non-standard pronouns above include ''Siú'' and ''Duí'' | The conjunctive form is used when the subject follows the verb. Standard Irish sentence structure is Verb Subject Object or VSO. Forms corresponding to the non-standard pronouns above include ''Siú'' and ''Duí'' | ||
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'''Disjunctive form''' | '''Disjunctive form''' | ||
The disjunctive form is used when the pronoun isn't the subject or the subject pronoun doesn't follow the verb. Forms corresponding to the non-standard pronouns above include ''Iú'' and ''Dhuí" | |||
Examples: | |||
''Is dalta iú'' or "they are a student" | |||
''Is duine dhuí'' or "they are a person" | |||
''Buailim mé iú'' or "I hit them" | |||
''Buailim mé dhuí'' or "I hit them" | |||
'''Emphatic form''' | |||
Emphatic form is used to emphasize pronouns and is similar to the English use of italics to give words a bit more weight. Conjunctive and Disjunctive forms exist within the Emphatic form. Forms for the nonstandard pronouns include ''Suisa'' and ''Duísean'' (emphatic conjunctive) and ''Uisa'' and ''Dhuísean'' (emphatic disjunctive). | |||
Examples: | |||
''Is dhuísean!'' or "It's ''them'' | |||
''Is suisa!'' or "It's ''them'' | |||