Gender neutral language in Portuguese: Difference between revisions
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The pronouns ''esta'' and ''essa'' can follow one of two paths when being converted to neutral forms. '''''Est/ess'' + word ending''' or '''letters of personal pronoun before consonant + ''st/ss'' + letters of personal pronoun after consonant'''. The latter only works if the personal pronoun has a consonant in the middle, so it'd work for ''ilu'' but not for ''ael'', for example. | |||
===Word ending === | |||
In the Portuguese language, the ending of a word typically indicates gender. For this reason, the vast majority of words have two forms: the masculine and the feminine. Feminine words end in ''a'', while masculine words end in ''o''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.practiceportuguese.com/learning-notes/the-gender-of-portuguese-words/|title=The Gender of Portuguese Words|website=Practice Portuguese|access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> The word "friend," a noun, can translate to ''amiga'' or ''amigo''. The same rule applies to adjectives, however, so "tall" can translate to either ''alta'' or ''alto''. Moreover, adjectives and nouns are expected to agree in gender. Some non-binary people use more than one word ending and may not mind that non-concordant language is used when referring to them, like in the sentence ''ae meu amiga é bonito''. New word endings were created to accomodate people who don't feel comfortable with either of the standard word endings. | |||
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|+Word endings ''a'' and ''o'' compared to neutral alternatives:<ref name="SetTester" /> | |||
!a/o | |||
!ae | |||
!e | |||
!eo | |||
!ie | |||
!u | |||
!y | |||
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|menina/o | |||
|meninae | |||
|menine | |||
|menineo | |||
|meninie | |||
|meninu | |||
|meniny | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://orientando.org/conjuntos/ | *[https://orientando.org/conjuntos/ Set tester] | ||
[[Category:Gender neutral language]] | [[Category:Gender neutral language]] | ||