Hi all... first question answer is yes it is an automatic..
second question... the literal translation is 'the child' but that is not gramatically correct... it would read 'die kinder' if it was 'the child'. Instead it is 'das Kinder' or 'the Kinder' Kinder being my last name... I thought the same thing you did at one point in time and used it as my pen name... luckily it's also my last name so I can still use it without being incorrect. LOL
