seine Gegenansprüche

German to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)

Aus allgemeinen Verkaufsbedingungen:

Ganzer Satz/Kontext: "Dem Besteller steht das Recht zur Aufrechnung nur zu, wenn seine Gegenansprüche rechtskräftig festgestellt sind."

Ich lese die Verkaufsbedingungen gerade Korrektur und das Wort "seine" wurde in der mir vorliegenden Übersetzung mit "its" übersetzt. Persönlich hätte ich hier eigentlich "his" genommen.

Was ist richtig?

Proposed translations (English)

counterclaims

Andrew Bramhall

Discussion

Sanni Kruger (X) Apr 14, 2017: When e customer could be either and individual or a business, I often use the impersonal "their".
Michael Zierke Apr 14, 2017: Good point.
Mair A-W (PhD) Apr 14, 2017: unless, as phil said, the buyer is not an individual, but a business, in which case its is indeed correct.
Michael Zierke Apr 14, 2017: So 'his or her' would be the safest route to go.
Michael Zierke Apr 14, 2017: 'Its' isn't used to refer to people in English. Using the plural 'buyers' and 'their' as a reference would be ideal. If you want/have to keep the singular, 'his or her' would be correct, as philgoddard said. Though some people may object, you can use 'he' if you make a note that it's used to refer to people generically irrespective of their gender.
philgoddard Apr 14, 2017: I'd be very careful about editing this text if it's by a native English speaker. I hate it when it happens to me. Also, it's increasingly common for English T&Cs to use "you", which gets round the gender issue.
philgoddard Apr 14, 2017: Is this about business-to-business transactions? If so, the translator is correct. English doesn't have genders for inanimate concepts like German does. Even if it's an individual, "he" is sexist. You have to say "he or she", or "they".