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;Username : The user's username without the User: prefix
;Username : The user's username without the User: prefix
;Case : Optional parameter for giving the case of the pronoun. Possible values are listed below:
;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.
:*"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".
:*"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" (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".
:*"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".
:*"reflexive" (also "intensive" and "himself/herself") Returns "himself", "herself" or "himself/herself".


=== Examples ===
=== Examples ===
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*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleMale|reflexive}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>himself</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleMale|reflexive}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>himself</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleNeutral|accusative}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>him/her</code>
*<code><nowiki>{{gender|ExampleNeutral|accusative}}</nowiki></code> would return <code>him/her</code>

==See also==
*{{Tl|Their}}
*{{Tl|Theirs}}
*{{Tl|They}}


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Revision as of 06:53, December 7, 2011

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}} would return he
  • {{gender|ExampleFemale}} would return she
  • {{gender|ExampleNeutral}} would return he/she
  • {{gender|ExampleMale|reflexive}} would return himself
  • {{gender|ExampleNeutral|accusative}} would return him/her

See also