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Der, die, das: How do you determine the gender of a noun?

The gender of nouns can be determined:

=> by the meaning of the word,
=> by the method of word formation (by the form of the word, that is, by the way German noun endings are assigned to the gender).

♂ The masculine gender includes:

male persons - der Mann (man), der Junge (boy)
male animals - der Bär (bear)
sides of the world - der Norden (north)
seasons - der Sommer (summer), der Winter (winter)
month names - der Januar (January), der Mai (May), der September (September)
days of the week - der Montag (Monday), der Mittwoch (Wednesday), der Sonntag (Sunday)
times of day - der Morgen (morning), but die Nacht (night)
precipitation - der Regen (rain), der Schnee (snow)
minerals - der Granit (granite)
stones - der Rubin (ruby)
mountain names - der Harz (Harz)
lake names - der Baikal (Baikal)
spirits - der Wodka (vodka), der Sekt (sparkling wine), but das Bier (beer)
currency units - der Euro (euro), but die Kopeke (penny), die Krone (krone), die Mark (mark)
celestial bodies - der Mond (Moon), but die Venus (Venus), die Sonne (Sun)
names of car brands - der Opel, der BMW

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