A noun class that affects articles and other forms.
German nouns are masculine, feminine or neuter. Learn the article with the noun: der Tisch, die Tür, das Haus. Grammatical gender does not always match a person's natural gender.
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Jibber Jabber. "Grammatical gender." Comprehensible Input German, updated 2026-11-09. https://comprehensibleinputgerman.com/glossary/gender/