---
title: AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.ReferentConceptAttribute
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration
path: foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/referentconceptattribute
---

# AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.ReferentConceptAttribute

An attribute that specifies a grammatical agreement concept for substituting pronouns in localized text.

## Declaration

```swift
@frozen enum ReferentConceptAttribute
```

## Overview

Overview Use the referentConcept formatting attribute for cases where you need to refer to a person using their preferred pronoun in a string. For an example of how to use a referentConcept, see TermOfAddress.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [AttributedStringKey](foundation/attributedstringkey.md)
- [BitwiseCopyable](swift/bitwisecopyable.md)
- [Copyable](swift/copyable.md)
- [DecodableAttributedStringKey](foundation/decodableattributedstringkey.md)
- [EncodableAttributedStringKey](foundation/encodableattributedstringkey.md)
- [MarkdownDecodableAttributedStringKey](foundation/markdowndecodableattributedstringkey.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Using automatic grammar agreement attributes

- [inflect](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/inflect.md)
- [AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.InflectionRuleAttribute](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/inflectionruleattribute.md)
- [agreementArgument](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/agreementargument.md)
- [AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.AgreementArgumentAttribute](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/agreementargumentattribute.md)
- [agreementConcept](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/agreementconcept.md)
- [AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.AgreementConceptAttribute](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/agreementconceptattribute.md)
- [morphology](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/morphology.md)
- [AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.MorphologyAttribute](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/morphologyattribute.md)
- [referentConcept](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/referentconcept.md)
- [inflectionAlternative](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/inflectionalternative.md)
- [AttributeScopes.FoundationAttributes.InflectionAlternativeAttribute](foundation/attributescopes/foundationattributes/inflectionalternativeattribute.md)