WtfEvenIsExistence1️@lemmy.ca to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoEnglish Language Problemslemmy.caimagemessage-square220fedilinkarrow-up1954
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minus-squaremeteorswarm@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up17·10 months agoOk but in writing you do, at least if you’re my college professors and want to make your students sad 他 third person singular, neutral 她 she 它 it (non-human, especially inanimate) 牠 it (animal) 祂 third person singular (divine)
minus-squareHyperi0n@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·10 months agoChinese also has words for he.
minus-squareAliOski@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoThat’s literally the first one he mentions
minus-squareRubanski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoTbf he mentions neutral, but it’s both
Ok but in writing you do, at least if you’re my college professors and want to make your students sad
他 third person singular, neutral 她 she 它 it (non-human, especially inanimate) 牠 it (animal) 祂 third person singular (divine)
Chinese also has words for he.
That’s literally the first one he mentions
Tbf he mentions neutral, but it’s both