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What is the gender-neutral pronoun in Sweden?
hen
The official dictionary of the Swedish language is getting a fresh infusion of 13,000 new words, editors of the Swedish Academy have announced. Among the additions is a gender-neutral pronoun. Instead of just he (han) and she (hon), there will now be hen as well.
Which pronoun is used for hen?
listen)) is a gender-neutral personal pronoun in Swedish intended as an alternative to the gender-specific hon (“she”) and han (“he”). It can be used when the gender of a person is not known or when it is not desirable to specify them as either a “she” or “he”.
What pronoun do you use for gender-neutral?
Gender-neutral pronouns are words that don’t specify whether the subject of the sentence is female or male. ‘They’, for instance, is a third-person pronoun that is gender neutral. Other gender-neutral pronouns include ‘them’, ‘this person’, ‘everyone’, ‘Ze’, or ‘Hir’.
What is hen gender?
Hen is the feminine version for chicken and rooster is the masculine version, so hen might produce 1 and rooster might produce 0 .
Why was Sweden neutral?
When, in September 1939, Germany attacked Poland and both France and Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, Sweden declared itself a neutral country in regard to this escalating situation.
Is hen a neuter gender?
Unless its meaning makes it obviously male (e.g., “boy,” “king,” “boar”) or female (e.g., “princess,” “hen,” “mare”), a noun in English is neuter by default.
What is another word for hen?
What is another word for hen?
| chicken | poultry |
|---|---|
| chick | fowl |
| chook | rooster |
| cockerel | banty |
| biddy | capon |
What was Sweden neutral during WWII?
At the outbreak of war in September 1939, twenty European nations were neutral. Sweden was one of only eight of these nations to maintain this stance for the remainder of the war: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the microstates of Andorra, Liechtenstein, Vatican City, and San Marino.
Is Hen a gender neutral pronoun in Swedish?
Visual illustration of the two gendered pronouns and hen by merged gender symbols. Hen (Swedish: [hɛn:] ( listen)) is a gender-neutral personal pronoun in Swedish intended as an alternative to the gender-specific hon (“she”) and han (“he”).
Is Hen a feminist word in Sweden?
In April 2015, the gender neutral pronoun hen and 13,000 other new words were added in a new official dictionary of the Swedish language. Today, some believe the word has lost some of its feminist-activist connotation in Sweden as it is used in the media, court rulings and books. It is currently treated as a neologism by Swedish manuals of style.
How do you create possessive pronouns in Swedish?
The Swedish possessive pronouns depend on a gender of a noun and its number (except for the third person in singular). We have already learnt that there are the ett and the en nouns in Swedish. Follow the examples below to see how it works: The next table shows how to create possessive pronouns with the ett words.
What is the opposite of Hen in Swedish?
Alternatives to hen include den, equivalent to English it; rewriting as plural, which is ungendered in Swedish much like in English; repeating the noun instead of using a pronoun or using han eller hon (“he or she”).