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[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

I'm digging how Japanese is just context based. The same sentence that says "He's cool" is the same as "She's cool" and "It's cool." What changes its meaning is the context you're using it in.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Because what could possibly go wrong by inferring everything based on context?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Italian has all sorts of conjugations to not leave it to context, we can rule that theory out

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Turkish has only one third person pronoun that encompasses he/she/it. Gender is similarly indicated with contextual clues.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

But they have gendered first person pronouns. Like Watashi is neutral, but Atashi/ Atakushi/ Atai /Uchi is only used by women. Ore/ Jibun/ Boku/ Washi is mostly used by men

And for secondary personal pronouns Temē/ Kisama are only used for men, but those are very rude.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Watashi wa Mr.Hamburger-san

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

彼はばかじゃない、クールんだ

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

テメー!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

we are all バカ on this blessed day

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago