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In these examples, the hypothetical users User:ExampleMale, User:ExampleFemale and User:ExampleNeutral are supposed to be male, female and of unspecified gender, respectively.
In these examples, the hypothetical users User:ExampleMale, User:ExampleFemale and User:ExampleNeutral are supposed to be male, female and of unspecified gender, respectively.


*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleMale}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>he</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleMale}}</nowiki></code> returns <code>{{gender|ExampleMale}}</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleFemale}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>she</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleFemale}}</nowiki></code> returns <code>{{gender|ExampleFemale}}</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleNeutral}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>he/she</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleNeutral}}</nowiki></code> returns <code>{{gender|ExampleNeutral}}</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleMale|reflexive}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>himself</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleMale|reflexive}}</nowiki></code> returns <code>{{gender|ExampleMale|reflexive}}</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleNeutral|accusative}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>him/her</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleNeutral|accusative}}</nowiki></code> returns <code>{{gender|ExampleNeutral|accusative}}</code>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:07, May 29, 2015

This template returns the correct third person singular pronoun to refer to a given user, based on what the user has set as their gender in their preferences. It uses the {{GENDER}} magic word.

Usage

{{Gender
|Username
|Case
}}

Parameters

Username
The user's username without the User: prefix
Case
Optional parameter for giving the case of the pronoun. Possible values are listed below:
  • "nominative" (also "subject", "subjective", and "he/she") – Returns "he", "she" or "he/she". This is the default value of the case parameter.
  • "accusative" (also "object", "oblique", "objective", "dative", "prepositional", and "him/her") – Returns "him", "her", or "him/her".
  • "genitive" (also "possessive" and "his/her") – Returns "his", "her" or "his/her".
  • "genitive pronoun" (also "possessive pronoun" and "his/hers") – Returns "his", "hers" or "his/hers".
  • "reflexive" (also "intensive" and "himself/herself") – Returns "himself", "herself" or "himself/herself".

Examples

In these examples, the hypothetical users User:ExampleMale, User:ExampleFemale and User:ExampleNeutral are supposed to be male, female and of unspecified gender, respectively.

  • {{gender|ExampleMale}} returns they
  • {{gender|ExampleFemale}} returns they
  • {{gender|ExampleNeutral}} returns they
  • {{gender|ExampleMale|reflexive}} returns themselves
  • {{gender|ExampleNeutral|accusative}} returns them

See also

Template:Pronoun templates