Vocabulary
gendern
/ˈɡɛndɐn/· verb
to use gender-inclusive language
Gendern — Studierende, Lehrer*innen, Lehrerinnen und Lehrer: one of the most hotly debated language questions of recent years.
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Conjugation
- ich
- gendere
- du
- genderst
- er/sie/es
- gendert
- wir
- gendern
- ihr
- gendert
- sie/Sie
- gendern
Perfekt hat gegendertPräteritum genderte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
gendern
to use gender-inclusive language
Die Universität gendert in allen Texten.
The university uses gender-inclusive language in all its texts.
Word family
genderndas Genderngender-inclusive languagedas Gendergenderdas Gendersternchengender asterisk
Common combinations
- konsequent gendernto use inclusive language consistently
- mit Sternchen gendernto use the gender star
- über das Gendern streitento argue about inclusive language
Real examples
- Ob man gendern soll, darüber wird heftig gestritten.People argue fiercely about whether to use gender-inclusive language.
- Die Zeitung gendert mit Doppelpunkt.The newspaper uses a colon for gender-inclusive forms.
- Manche Menschen gendern beim Sprechen mit einer kleinen Pause.Some people mark inclusive forms in speech with a short pause.
