In German, every noun has a gender: masculine (der), feminine (die), or neuter (das). The gender isn't always intuitive, so it's often best to learn the gender along with the noun itself. There are some patterns that can help determine the gender of nouns: Masculine (der): Often includes male persons, most days, seasons, months, compass directions, and many nouns ending in -er, -el, -en, -ig, -ling. Feminine (die): Often includes female persons, names of most countries, most trees, flowers, and