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minus-squaremeteorswarm ( meteorswarm@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 years 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 ( Hyperi0n@lemmy.film ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoChinese also has words for he.
minus-squareAliOski ( AliOski@feddit.nl ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoThat’s literally the first one he mentions
minus-squareRubanski ( Rubanski@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years 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