Rules for neuter gende
A) All diminutives ending in -chen and -lein regardless of the gender of the orginal noun, e.g. das Hündchen ( der Hund ‘puppy’), das Püppchen ( die Puppe ‘little doll’).
B) All nouns derived from ini nitives, e.g. das Essen (eating/food), das Kochen (cooking), das Lesen (reading).
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c) The names of all cities and countries (except the very few notable masculine and feminine ones) are neuter. You are not normally aware of this, e.g.
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