Gender neutral language in Dutch: Difference between revisions
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=== Overview === | === Overview === | ||
==== '''Direct or subjective''' ==== | |||
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!Gendered | !Gendered (subjective or direct reference) | ||
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!hers | !hers | ||
!~its | !~its | ||
! | ! | ||
! | ! | ||
! | ! | ||
!herself | !herself | ||
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|zij | |zij | ||
|haar | |haar | ||
|haar | |haar, d'r | ||
|het hare | |het hare | ||
|zich | |zich | ||
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|zichzelf | |zichzelf | ||
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!his | !his | ||
!~its | !~its | ||
! | ! | ||
! | ! | ||
! | ! | ||
!himself | !himself | ||
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|hij | |hij | ||
|hem | |hem | ||
|zijn | |zijn, z'n | ||
|het zijne | |het zijne | ||
|zich | |zich | ||
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|zichzelf | |zichzelf | ||
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|+Gender neutral pronouns in Dutch (all singular) | |+Gender neutral pronouns in Dutch (all singular) | ||
|Grammatical gender | '''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) | |||
|nom. | |nom. | ||
|accus. | |accus. | ||
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|refl. poss | |refl. poss | ||
|refl. nom | |refl. nom | ||
|refl. | |refl. | ||
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!theirs | !theirs | ||
!~its | !~its | ||
!themself | !themself | ||
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|van diegene'', van hen, het hunne'' | |van diegene'', van hen, het hunne'' | ||
|zich | |zich | ||
|zichzelf | |zichzelf | ||
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!it | !it | ||
!its | !its | ||
!it | !(for) it | ||
!its own, for it | !its own, for it | ||
!~its | !~its | ||
!itself | !itself | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|het | |het, dat, wat | ||
|hem, ''het'' | |hem, ''het'' | ||
|zijn, een<sup>2</sup> | |zijn, een<sup>2</sup> | ||
|zijn eigen, <u>hun eigen</u> | |zijn eigen, <u>hun eigen</u> | ||
|zich, het, dat | |zich, het, dat | ||
|hetgeen, datgeen, hetzelf, zichzelf | |||
|hetgeen, datgeen, | |||
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<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) 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). | ||
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<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) 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''' ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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!Gendered (objective or indirect reference) | |||
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!f | |||
!who | |||
!whom | |||
!whose | |||
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|wie | |||
|aan wie | |||
|wier | |||
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!m | |||
!who | |||
!whom | |||
!whose | |||
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|wie | |||
|aan wie | |||
|wiens (plural wier) | |||
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{| class="wikitable" | |||
|Grammatical gender (objective or indirect reference) | |||
|obj. nom | |||
|obj. acc. | |||
|obj. poss. | |||
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!x | |||
!who | |||
!whom | |||
!whose | |||
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|wie | |||
|aan wie | |||
|wiens (plural wier) | |||
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!Objects, concepts and non-domestic animals (traditionally) | |||
!which | |||
!which | |||
!of which | |||
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|dat, die, dit, deze | |||
|wat, dat | |||
|waarvan, <u>wiens, (plural wier) (personifying)</u> | |||
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=== '''Use of name''' === | === '''Use of name''' === | ||
Like in English, repeating someone's name in third person is very natural to avoid pronoun use. Just like one would for two females or for two females; using pronouns without clear reference to who is usually the prime reason to use names. In genderneutral speech, this problem is very regular. | Like in English, repeating someone's name in third person is very natural to avoid pronoun use. Just like one would for two females or for two females; using pronouns without clear reference to who is usually the prime reason to use names. In genderneutral speech, this problem is very regular. | ||
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'''diegene''' > that person | '''diegene''' > that person | ||
'''zo een (zo'n)''' > such a (degredatory) | |||
=== '''Not official, still very commonly used genderneutral pronouns''' === | === '''Not official, still very commonly used genderneutral pronouns''' === | ||