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# setCustomPronoun(_:forLanguage:)

Sets a custom pronoun behavior for this morphology to apply to the given language.

```
mutating func setCustomPronoun(_ pronoun: Morphology.CustomPronoun?, forLanguage language: String) throws
```

## Parameters

`pronoun`

A [`Morphology.CustomPronoun`](/documentation/Foundation/Morphology/CustomPronoun) instance for the morphology to use.

`language`

The language the morphology should apply the custom pronoun to.

## Discussion

This method throws if the system doesn’t support custom pronouns for the given language, or if any of the required pronoun keys aren’t set.

## See Also

[`static func isSupported(forLanguage: String) -> Bool`](/documentation/Foundation/Morphology/CustomPronoun/isSupported(forLanguage:))

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the given language supports setting custom pronouns.

[`static func requiredKeys(forLanguage: String) -> [PartialKeyPath<Morphology.CustomPronoun>]`](/documentation/Foundation/Morphology/CustomPronoun/requiredKeys(forLanguage:))

Returns a collection of the custom pronoun keys required by this language.


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