género fluido
/xeneɾo flwido/from spelling rules
The English phrase gender fluid is translated into Spanish as género fluido.
The term género fluido is used to describe gender fluid identity.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the masculine noun género and the masculine adjective fluido, which is the standard way to express this concept in Spanish.
Did you know?
- Because Spanish is a gendered language, some people use the pronoun elle instead of él or ella when referring to someone who is género fluido. This creates a gender-neutral third option that does not exist in traditional grammar.
- In Spanish, the word género can also mean 'genre' in the context of music or film, such as 'género de terror' for 'horror genre'.
- While 'género fluido' is used in many Spanish-speaking countries, some activists prefer the term género no binario to avoid the connotations of movement or change.
Examples in context
- La persona se identifica como género fluido.The person identifies as gender fluid.
- Me considero no binario/a ya que mi género es bastante cambiante.I consider myself non-binary since my gender is quite fluid.
- El término género fluido es muy común hoy.The term gender fluid is very common today.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are talking about identity.
- AlejandroElena, ¿sabes qué significa género fluido?Elena, do you know what gender fluid means?
- ElenaSí, es cuando la identidad de género cambia.Yes, it is when gender identity changes.
- AlejandroEntiendo, gracias por explicarlo.I understand, thanks for explaining it.
- ElenaDe nada, Alejandro.You are welcome, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
