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- Comment on English may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsense 8 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.