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minus-squareHaaveilija@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 hours agoAlso 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.
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 hours ago“Hän” feels like thee thou in English to me, way too old timey and formal. It (se) is neutral and relaxed
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours ago“Thou” is actually the informal alternative to “you”. It came to be seen as insulting and its usage was dropped.
minus-squareDeme@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoYeah, 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.
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.
“Hän” feels like thee thou in English to me, way too old timey and formal.
It (se) is neutral and relaxed
“Thou” is actually the informal alternative to “you”. It came to be seen as insulting and its usage was dropped.
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.