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    5 months ago

    There are some, but many nouns you just have to remember. Diminuitives are neutral, living beings commonly use their biological gender. There are many exeptions, but knowing the origin of them helps (e.g. girl -> das Mädchen is a dimiuitive of maid -> die Maid)

    It helps reading books or watching shows/movies in german to get a feel for the gender of nouns.