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It totally blows my mind that there are languages without gendered pronouns. It's like someone saying "mother" and "father" were the same word (just "parent", n
by 3pt14159 5y ago
It totally blows my mind that there are languages without gendered pronouns. It's like someone saying "mother" and "father" were the same word (just "parent", no specialized words by gender) in a language.
Translating from English to Persian must be tough, no? For example I did this test in Google Translate and it appeared to strip the second sentence of it's meaning, making the person that put the chicken in the oven ambiguous:
> Sam and Sally went home. Once there, she put the chicken in the oven.
> سام و سالی به خانه خود رفتند. پس از آنجا ، او مرغ را در اجاق قرار داد.
- shayanbahal 5y agoYes the second part of the sentence is mainly saying "that person", and doesn't indicate the gender. You may be surprised on how this ambiguity can be beneficial, specially in teenage years when talking about your "friend" will not reveal their gender :)
- ncpa-cpl 5y agoAs a teenager I missed in English having a clear difference between girl friend and girlfriend or betweens boy friend and boyfriend. Spanish has very different words for amigo/novio, or amiga/novia.
- katsura 5y agoYou can always say "Once there, the girl put the chicken in the oven.".