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There are many Indian languages where verb conjugations are either male or female and there is no neutral option.

• makeitdouble 3y ago
  By curiosity how do you deal with generic instructions ? Like if you needed to have "you will need to come to this counter to apply for special discounts" printed next to a ticketing machine ?
  • RestlessMind 3y ago
    Generally, male gender is presumed if a neutral form is not available.
  • archon1410 3y ago
    Male pronouns are assumed in most such cases, but that is not necessary in the example you provided—the instruction would be the same for both genders, in Hindi at least. "आपको विशेष छूट के लिए आवेदन देने के लिए इस काउंटर पर आना होगा।" It doesn't have any gendered pronouns, most such instructions don't.