Female potato? Wow, I must say!
Hahah! Gotcha. Now if you believe, just because the potato is female you can use "sie" meaning "she" to talk about what you're eating - you're very wrong <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />
I eat it (potato) = ich esse es (die Kartoffel)
[color:"yellow"]Correction: Hot discussions with my colleagues this morning about cannibalistic tendencies lead to this: I eat her (potato) = ich esse sie. To be on the safe side, use "das Gemuese" (vegetables) and use your fingers to point at what you're eating <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> - that's neuter. [/color]
[color:"yellow"]Correction here again, my colleagues are in majority: [/color]
Example:
Das Baby = yeah, the baby, gender neutral and an anglicism
der Saeugling = the real German word for baby -> yep, masculine. If the baby is really male, feel free to say "er" = he. The best in this case is to simply use their first names, you are free to use the correct gender then. So: I feed it = Ich fuettere ihn - regardless of the gender worm you're having in your arms (is always masculine). <sigh> Deutsch macht einen Mordsspass
Kiya
