From 418ac02ee3563e6f0e67c7289bcd36423f7bd990 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kris Lane Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:39:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update file config.suml --- locale/ja/config.suml | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/locale/ja/config.suml b/locale/ja/config.suml index 0cae66571..6ff4bc971 100644 --- a/locale/ja/config.suml +++ b/locale/ja/config.suml @@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ english: name: 'Positional forms' description: - > - In Japanese there is no singular “they”, however, there are many alternatives in the field - of “that person” or “this person” many of which are commonly used in place of gendered pronouns, + In Japanese there is no singular “they”. However, there are many terms translating to + of “that person” or “this person”, many of which are commonly used in place of gendered pronouns, even for those who don't regularly use gender-neutral pronouns. The most common forms of “that person” are split into three sections: far, near to listener, near to speaker, and the question marker, represented by あ/そ/こ/ど \[a/so/ko/do] respectively. So, while the gendered pronouns He {/彼=彼} \[kaɾe/kare] and She {/彼女=彼女} \[kanodʑo/kanojo] do not require any changes dependant on position of the subject, - all the gender-neutral animate pronouns and inanimate pronouns require that distinction to be made. + all of the gender-neutral animate pronouns and inanimate pronouns require that distinction to be made. - > For example, a common gender-neutral third-person pronoun {/あの人=あの人} \[anoçito/anohito] literally meaning “That person over there”, @@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ english: name: 'Possession and plurality' description: - > - Plural and possessive pronouns in Japanese are very simple to do, with a few naunces to look out for, however. + Plural and possessive pronouns in Japanese are very simple to create, with a few naunces to look out for, however. Possessive pronouns are the easiest ones to make, simply add the particle の \[no] onto the end of the pronoun, followed by the thing that is possessed. - For example, “That person's (over there) shirt” would be あの人のシャーツ. + For example, “That person's (over there) shirt” would be あの人のシャーツ \[ajatsɯ̥ no ɕaatsɯ̥/ayatsu no shaatsu]. - > Plurality is slightly different however, as the particle used is determined once again by familiarity and politeness. There are two main ones used (though there are a few others), those being ら \[ɾa/ra] and 達 \[tatɕi・i̥/tachi]