ver

Ver is a pronoun that serves the same grammatical function as him or her, except that it’s gender-neutral. Ver is typically used by people who identify as nonbinary or genderqueer, meaning that their gender identify falls outside of the strict binary of only male or only female.

For those who identify in one of these ways and who are deciding which pronouns to use, there are a lot of options.

Some pronouns similar to ver include xem, xim, xir, zan, and zhem, among others.  The most commonly used is nonbinary them.

However, it should be noted that these shouldn’t be considered synonyms of ver in the sense that they are interchangeable when referring to the same person—the pronouns the person has specified are the ones that should be used.

Ver is often used as part of the ve/ver/vis set of pronouns, but it may be used as part of other, similar sets.

In the next section, we’ll break down some of the nonbinary pronoun sets that people use.