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Unknown gender of future member

by Alkanadi, September 30, 2015

Messages: 9

Language: English

Alkanadi (User's profile) September 30, 2015, 4:03:14 PM

Which is better when the gender is not known?

Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon

richardhall (User's profile) September 30, 2015, 4:11:23 PM

Alkanadi:Which is better when the gender is not known?

Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
Mi estos onklo.

Tempodivalse (User's profile) September 30, 2015, 4:11:37 PM

Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
This is surely wrong. The ge prefix is used to indicate the presence of both genders, not "either/or".

How would you say it in English? As I recall, English lacks a gender-neutral term for "child of one's sibling". I might rework the sentence altogether to say - "mia frato/fratino havos idon" or similar, just as I would say - "My brother/sister is having a child"...

Alkanadi (User's profile) September 30, 2015, 4:21:08 PM

Tempodivalse:
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
This is surely wrong. The ge prefix is used to indicate the presence of both genders, not "either/or".
Okay. Thanks
Mi estos onklo
That makes sense.

Fenris_kcf (User's profile) September 30, 2015, 6:22:50 PM

I'd just use "nevo" in that case, but probably only because i am a darn Icxisto.

richardhall:
Alkanadi:Which is better when the gender is not known?

Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
Mi estos onklo.
Wahahaha, nice one!

Bemused (User's profile) October 1, 2015, 7:52:22 AM

Fenris_kcf:I'd just use "nevo" in that case, but probably only because i am a darn Icxisto.

Alkanadi:Which is better when the gender is not known?

Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
+1

Miland (User's profile) October 1, 2015, 1:46:31 PM

Mi fariĝos onklo.

MrMosier (User's profile) October 1, 2015, 2:19:09 PM

Alkanadi:Which is better when the gender is not known?

Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
Depending on whether it's one's brother or sister who is the parent, how about "filido" or "filinido"?

MrMosier (User's profile) October 2, 2015, 1:48:46 AM

Roch:I buy it! But you would be talking like a grandparent... as an uncle I would say frat·in·ido
d'oh!! right you are!

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