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* <code>|{{var|Username}}</code> or <code>|1={{var|Username}}</code> – The username without the <code>User:</code> prefix |
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* <code>|2=</code> or the second unnnamed parameter – Optional parameter for giving the [[Noun case|case]] of the pronoun. Possible values are listed below, and include linguistic terms (and their abbreviations) and "what I want it to say" versions: |
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** <code>nominative</code>, <code>subject</code>, <code>subjective</code>, <code>sub</code>, <code>he/she</code>, or <code>they</code> – Returns "he", "she" or "they". This is the default value of the case parameter. |
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** <code>accusative</code>, <code>object</code>, <code>oblique</code>, <code>objective</code>, <code>dative</code>, <code>prepositional</code>, <code>obj</code>, <code>him/her</code>, or <code>them</code> – Returns "him", "her", or "them". |
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** <code>genitive</code>, <code>possessive</code>, <code>pos</code>, <code>his/her</code>, or <code>their</code> – Returns "his", "her" or "their". |
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** <code>genitive pronoun</code>, <code>possessive pronoun</code>, <code>poss</code>, <code>his/hers</code>, or <code>theirs</code> – Returns "his", "hers" or "theirs". |
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** <code>reflexive</code>, <code>intensive</code>, <code>himself/herself</code>, or <code>themselves</code> – Returns "himself", "herself" or "themselves". |
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** <code>reflexive2</code>, <code>intensive2</code>, <code>himself/herself2</code>, or <code>themself</code> – Returns "himself", "herself" or "themself" (preferred by ''[[The Chicago Manual of Style]]'' and some other sources on [[Singular they|singular ''they'']]). |
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=== Examples === |
=== Examples === |
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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
|Template:Varor|1=Template:Var– The username without theUser:prefix|2=or the second unnnamed parameter – Optional parameter for giving the case of the pronoun. Possible values are listed below, and include linguistic terms (and their abbreviations) and "what I want it to say" versions:nominative,subject,subjective,sub,he/she, orthey– Returns "he", "she" or "they". This is the default value of the case parameter.accusative,object,oblique,objective,dative,prepositional,obj,him/her, orthem– Returns "him", "her", or "them".genitive,possessive,pos,his/her, ortheir– Returns "his", "her" or "their".genitive pronoun,possessive pronoun,poss,his/hers, ortheirs– Returns "his", "hers" or "theirs".reflexive,intensive,himself/herself, orthemselves– Returns "himself", "herself" or "themselves".reflexive2,intensive2,himself/herself2, orthemself– Returns "himself", "herself" or "themself" (preferred by The Chicago Manual of Style and some other sources on singular they).
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 returnhe{{gender|ExampleFemale}}would returnshe{{gender|ExampleNeutral}}would returnthey{{gender|ExampleMale|reflexive}}would returnhimself{{gender|ExampleNeutral|accusative}}would returntheir
See also
- {{gender:}} magic word
