mujer transg\u00e9nera<\/a><\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy proper translation matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It is not a problem in English, because adjectives are always invariable (you don’t change the spelling of an adjective depending on the gender and number of what it qualifies) but in Spanish it does (and in French also, by the way). For example, you say “un mel\u00f3n delicisio<\/em>” (singular masculine for “a tasty melon<\/em>“) but “unas manzanas deliciosas<\/em>” (plural feminine for “tasty apples<\/em>“). It seems the rule is that adjectives that derivate from nouns shall be invariable, like for colours (“rosa<\/em>“, rose pink or “naranja<\/em>“, orange), or like “macho<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn this case, considering that “transg\u00e9nero<\/em>” is an invariable adjective literally equals considering it’s also a noun. An idea that would make angry our transgender friends who are adepts to political correctness.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEnglish is the leading language in most domains (medicine, technology, sociology…). That includes these new terminologies related to the trans community (don’t expect to find these terms in Thai or Filipino!). It used to be French a century, now it’s English. Anyways, most of the time, these terms are latin based. Spanish is latin based, but it seems we lack of Spanish speaking advocates promoting them properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Based on the fact that “transgender<\/em>” shall be an adjective (and never a noun!) in English, it seems odd to not apply the same principle in Spanish. Thus it should be incorrect to use “transg\u00e9nero<\/em>” as a noun. And thus, it should be incorrect to consider it’s an invariable adjective. That’s the reason why we are employing “transg\u00e9nero<\/em>” as an adjective with the following definition:<\/p>\n\n\n\nSingular: transg\u00e9nero<\/em>
Plural: transg\u00e9neros<\/em>
Feminine: transg\u00e9nera<\/em>
Plural and Feminine: transg\u00e9neras<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nMoreover, it has the following advantage: it gives you an extra information about how somebody identifies. For example “Soy transg\u00e9nero<\/em>” (“I am transgender<\/em>“, masculine form) you understand the person identifies as a man, whereas “Soy transg\u00e9nera<\/em>” (“I am transgender<\/em>” feminine form) you understand the persona identifies as a woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI don’t think this is going against common sense and correct grammar, and I don’t think this is offending anybody (if so, I apologise of course). Words are not just made by academicians, but also by the people who commonly employ them. Therefore, since it seems to be an open field, let’s just start using “transg\u00e9nero<\/em>” as a standard adjective with masculine\/feminine form, and not as noun. And if it spreads and gets employed by the majority, then it will make its way to the dictionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI would be happy to hear your comments about it of course, especially Spanish speaking people. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Now that’s a point of grammar that will either get trans organisations to issue a fatwa (against me, as usual) or maybe make them agree with me (for once). I’m personally fond of studying languages and how they evolve through time (latin languages being my favourites). I believe languages are not set in stone and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-updates"],"yoast_head":"\n
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