yesterday I was wondering what are the neutral pronouns in German, and in Spanish (but I'm more interested in German as I'm learning it)
like do Germans use the neutral pronoun "es" for people? or did they invent a new one like in French?
@FireaLoup You can use "es", but it's very uncommon, and it has a certain dehumanizing touch to it. The neutral grammatical gender is also called "sächlich" in German, which could be translated to "thing-ish". But some people prefer the "es" pronoun anyway.
There are other pronouns as well, which were created in recent history. For example, "ersie" or "er*sie", or completely new words like "xier" or "nin". There's a list in the Nichtbinär Wikia: http://de.nichtbinaer.wikia.com/wiki/Pronomen
@feli okay, thank you for your answer :3
@FireaLoup In general, Germans only use "er" and "sie" for people. Children are an exception to the rule. They have the neutral gender: "das Kind". Those who use alternative pronouns are mostly people in queer circles, probably.
@FireaLoup You'd use "es" in combination to the word 'das Kind':
"Das Kind hat gesagt, dass es Durst hat." (The child said that they are thirsty.)
Otherwise you'd use "er" or "sie":
"Der Kleine wünscht sich, dass er Gitarrenunterricht erhalten wird." (The little one wishes that he'll be given guitar lessons.)
@feli okay! thank you for your explanations :) *so happy to learn German stuff*
Danke schön!
@FireaLoup You're welcome. 😊
I am in an early stage of learning French myself. 🎊
If you want we can sometimes converse with each other and train like that. :) There's a concept called 'Sprachtandem' in German. Je ne sais pas comment tu dis 'Sprachtandem' en français ou anglais.
@FireaLoup Well, the word isn't important really. The idea is that:
— My native language is German. You want to learn/practice German.
— Your native language is French (I guess?). I want to learn/practice French.
By conversing sometimes in French and sometimes in German, the both of us would profit from it.
But it's just an idea. 😊
@feli ah ! je comprends Sprache et je comprends tandem :)
I like this idea! even if my German really sucks right now, I guess it would help. And yes, French is my native language. So I'd be glad to practice with you :)
(oh no, your sentence was perfectly correct!)
Guten Morgen :) Hattest du eine gute Nacht?
(I'm trying haha but I guess it's not correct)
(or maybe:) Hattest du schläft gut dieses Nacht?
(please forgive my pathetic attempts to make a correct sentence haha)
@FireaLoup (How embarrassing…! I can't even say a single sentence correctly. 😳)
@feli oh, so you'd use "es" for a child?
and yeah I was talking about queer grammar/pronouns anyway :) like what nonbinary use to talk about themselves. but you answered this already :)