WtfEvenIsExistence1️@lemmy.ca to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoEnglish Language Problemslemmy.caimagemessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1797arrow-down131cross-posted to: memes@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squaremeteorswarm@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year 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-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoChinese also has words for he.
minus-squareAliOski@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s literally the first one he mentions
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