@mojofrododojo@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 4 months agoA video has gone viral on Chinese social media calling for China to take advantage of Russia's weakened state and seized large pieces of its territory.x.commessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down15
arrow-up1394arrow-down1external-linkA video has gone viral on Chinese social media calling for China to take advantage of Russia's weakened state and seized large pieces of its territory.x.com@mojofrododojo@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 AlinkEnglish10•4 months ago (Chinese language does not really use gendered pronouns) 他(male) and 她(female), no? And also 它 for animal/object Or at least that’s what i learn when i’m in school, not sure if anything change.
minus-squarerandintlinkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-24 months agoYou are correct. 他 for he, and 她 for she. However since they all sound the same, they’re only distinguished in writing.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusinesslinkfedilink9•4 months agoIt’s not that they sound the same; they are the same and are just written differently. It was all 他 until in the 20th (I think) century they created 她 and 它 and made 他 for males only to make the language more European.
minus-squarerandintlinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoholy shit I think you’re right! I feel like I’ve seen your claim somewhere else
minus-square@IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-212 days agodeleted by creator
他(male) and 她(female), no?
And also 它 for animal/object
Or at least that’s what i learn when i’m in school, not sure if anything change.
You are correct. 他 for he, and 她 for she. However since they all sound the same, they’re only distinguished in writing.
It’s not that they sound the same; they are the same and are just written differently. It was all 他 until in the 20th (I think) century they created 她 and 它 and made 他 for males only to make the language more European.
holy shit I think you’re right! I feel like I’ve seen your claim somewhere else
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