Re: Which "form of address" pronoun should be used in Freeciv in German?
"Mathias (GER, Freeciv)" <[email protected]> Sun, 6 Mar 2022 21:28:53 +0100
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Hi Marko, "You, the translator" is an answer I like! But as a newcomer I better ask first, the project is after all a collaboration of many, not one. thx! - - Mathias > Am 06.03.2022 um 14:31 schrieb Marko Lindqvist <[email protected]>: > > On Sun, 6 Mar 2022 at 12:18, Mathias (GER, Freeciv) > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> There are three possibilities: >> >> Informal 2nd person singular „du“ or >> Formal 2nd person singular „Sie“ or >> Formal 2nd person plural „Ihr"? >> >> In the current Freeciv translations, it is a mixture of „du“ and „Sie“. >> >> Civ 6 uses „Ihr“. >> >> Who decides stuff like that? The (German speaking) freeciv users? Shall we make a poll? :-) > > You, the translator? As we might make Alina the admin who handles > your translation updates, she might have something to say too. > >> >> Examples: >> >> EN original: >> * You pay no %s upkeep for your units. >> >> >> DE „Sie" >> • Sie zahlen keinen %s-Unterhalt für Ihre Einheiten. >> >> >> DE „du" >> • Du zahlst keinen %s-Unterhalt für deine Einheiten. >> >> >> DE „Ihr" >> • Ihr zahlt keinen %s-Unterhalt für Eure Einheiten. >> >> >> - - >> Mathias > > > I'm traveling today, trying to write emails with a phone over > whatever connections. > > > - ML >