• Haaveilija@lemmy.world
    13·
    1 个月前

    Also funnily enough many people use “hän” when talking about pets and other animals whilst still using “se” when talking about people. “Hän” feels a bit stiff and formal when talking about people.

    • lepinkainen@lemmy.world
      8·
      1 个月前

      “Hän” feels like thee thou in English to me, way too old timey and formal.

      It (se) is neutral and relaxed

      • stray@pawb.social
        5·
        1 个月前

        “Thou” is actually the informal alternative to “you”. It came to be seen as insulting and its usage was dropped.

    • Deme@sopuli.xyz
      6·
      1 个月前

      Yeah, I think it’s to make sure that the animal in question is being recognized as an individual, whereas for people that’s taken for granted.