How do you replace "das Mädchen" with a personal pronoun? Dear German speakers, I was going through an exercise with my teacher last week regarding personal pronouns. We came across examples with “das Mädchen”, and it made me question if there is a natural tendency for German speakers to replace this noun with a neutral or a feminine personal pronoun. For example: Would you replace the following sentence, Was hast du dem Mädchen zum Geburtstag geschenkt? with: A. Was hast du ihm zum Geburtstag geschenkt? OR B. Was hast du ihr zum Geburtstag geschenkt? Thanks in advance for your comment.