Unknown gender of future member
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Ubutumwa 9
ururimi: English
Alkanadi (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 30 Nyakanga 2015 16:03:14
Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
richardhall (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 30 Nyakanga 2015 16:11:23
Alkanadi:Which is better when the gender is not known?Mi estos onklo.
Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
Tempodivalse (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 30 Nyakanga 2015 16:11:37
Mi havos genevonThis is surely wrong. The ge prefix is used to indicate the presence of both genders, not "either/or".
Mi havos ge-nevon
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 (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 30 Nyakanga 2015 16:21:08
Tempodivalse:Okay. ThanksMi havos genevonThis is surely wrong. The ge prefix is used to indicate the presence of both genders, not "either/or".
Mi havos ge-nevon
Mi estos onkloThat makes sense.
Fenris_kcf (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 30 Nyakanga 2015 18:22:50
richardhall:Wahahaha, nice one!Alkanadi:Which is better when the gender is not known?Mi estos onklo.
Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
Bemused (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 1 Gitugutu 2015 07:52:22
Fenris_kcf:I'd just use "nevo" in that case, but probably only because i am a darn Icxisto.+1
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
Miland (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 1 Gitugutu 2015 13:46:31
MrMosier (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 1 Gitugutu 2015 14:19:09
Alkanadi:Which is better when the gender is not known?Depending on whether it's one's brother or sister who is the parent, how about "filido" or "filinido"?
Mi havos nevo
Mi havos nev(in)on
Mi havos genevon
Mi havos ge-nevon
MrMosier (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 2 Gitugutu 2015 01:48:46
Roch:I buy it! But you would be talking like a grandparent... as an uncle I would say frat·in·idod'oh!! right you are!