On 28.04.2016 11:15, Chris wrote:
Except when it corresponds to the natural gender, i.e. der Mann, die Frau. It's interesting that the word for child is neuter (das Kind). Looks like children are not yet considered to be of any sex, which makes a lot of sense.
Then again Mädchen (girl) is neuter, too. There's a reason for that, of course: Mädchen is a diminutive form of Magd (maid), i.e. it means little maid. Magd is feminine as expected, but -chen forms are always neuter.
