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ya Alkanadi, 30 Septemba 2015

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Alkanadi (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Septemba 2015 4:03:14 alasiri

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Septemba 2015 4:11:23 alasiri

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Septemba 2015 4:11:37 alasiri

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Septemba 2015 4:21:08 alasiri

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 30 Septemba 2015 6:22:50 alasiri

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Oktoba 2015 7:52:22 asubuhi

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Oktoba 2015 1:46:31 alasiri

Mi fariĝos onklo.

MrMosier (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Oktoba 2015 2:19:09 alasiri

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 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Oktoba 2015 1:48:46 asubuhi

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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