Interesting languages

[Anonymous]

In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future.

English: he, she
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Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u

 

[ProudToBeMuslim]

In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future.

English: he, she
__________________

Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u

In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form.

Right but In Urdu we differentiate 'wo' by using verb(different for male and female).

 

[shane]

I've never quite understood the meaning of this smiley. Is it a happy one, or an angry one? :?:

 

[Beeuurkes]

I think this smiley is loosing its patience quite easily. :wink:

 

[ProudToBeMuslim]

I've never quite understood the meaning of this smiley. Is it a happy one, or an angry one? :?:

And that's the beauty of this smiley, it is vague and I think it describes human. is for mad. Mad with excitement , mad with feelings, show activity and energy.So when I used it I mean I am mad with excitment. ;-)

 

[shane]

So, in the words of Oasis, you're Mad for it!

 

[MikeNewYork]

In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future.

English: he, she
__________________

Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u

I think you'll find that there are even more languages that differentiate between male and female pronouns. Just be thankful that we don't have gendered adjectives and articles.

 

[Tdol]

In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future.

English: he, she
__________________

Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u

What about it?

 

[Tdol]

In quite a few languages, 3rd person singular pron has only one form. Out of curiosity, I searched online and found some of those. It takes time for them to switch between He and She in speaking English.
I hope English will eventually use only one form too in the future.

English: he, she
__________________

Chinese: ta, ta
Finnish: han, han
Turkish: o, o
Hungarian: o, oe
Kurdish: ew, ew
Urdu: wo, wo
Persian: u, u

I think you'll find that there are even more languages that differentiate between male and female pronouns. Just be thankful that we don't have gendered adjectives and articles.

Someone, Cas I believe, mentioned a language with a fourth person pronoun. ;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

Someone, Cas I believe, mentioned a language with a fourth person pronoun. ;-)

Would that be "the dead"? :lol:

 

[Tdol]

I've no idea. I did have a student with a language with an inclusive and exclusive 'we', but I've no idea about the fourth person. ;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

I've no idea. I did have a student with a language with an inclusive and exclusive 'we', but I've no idea about the fourth person. ;-)

Was the language with two we's Tagalog? :?:

 

[Tdol]

She spoke Tonga.;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

She spoke Tonga.;-)

Cool! 8)