I know there are certain ways to guess the gender (e.g. -er endings are usually masculine, -ung feminine and loan words neutral) but often times I'm just butchering the whole sentence by not knowing the correct articles.

Let me demonstrate my frustration: in many cultures the moon is considered "feminine", but in German it has masculine article!

Bitte, hüfe!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

This is what I would prefer! A clear rule. But I've bumped into so many exceptions that have made me really insecure when I try to use the language in my day-to-day life.