German uses esse “to eat” for people, but frisse “to feed on” for animals.
This is a bear, so “I am eating a potato” should naturally be “Ich frisse eine Kartoffel.”
But it’s an anthropomorphized talking bear, which implies the self-awareness of “Ich esse eine Kartoffel.”
But surely a bear that knows German grammar this well would chafe at the demeaning spectacle of performing for the privilege that humans grant by using the word esse? Wouldn’t a truly self-aware bear want to assert its natural animalness via frisse?
How much am I overthinking?
Curse you, Duo the Duolingo Owl!
Similar:
Small Changes in Teaching: The Last 5 Minutes of Class
Judge orders Montana congressman who assaulted a reporter to be formally booked on assault...
A comic about Seagulls. If you feel like this...
Enjoying my "Dystopia in American Literature" class.
This Is Your Brain on Writing
TARDIS from today's 3D printing class.