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How do I know whether something is masculine, feminine, or neutral in German?? Help!!
Hi. I've been learning German, and I am constantly wondering what words are feminine/masculine/neutral and what kind of word to use with it. Anyone know? Please help! I'm attempting to be fluent by summer.
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There are some tips here:
http://www.thegermanprofessor.com/noun-genders/
The rules normally have many exceptions, so I recommend you to learn the gender for each word. Learn "die Katze", "das Haus", "die Wand", not simply "Katze/Haus/Wand". This works better.
Hallo Natalie! "Ich lerne" (du lernst, er/sie/es lernt, wir lernen, ihr lernt, sie/Sie lernen) :)
This page, https://www.thoughtco.com/masculine-feminine-or-nueter-in-german-4068442 among similar ones, is a good starting point.
Then, to remember while minimizing headaches, I combined color-coding with this genius method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrUNyXfnf9Q
Viel Glück!