[header] How to speak german [title] Gender words. [step] Unlike in english, nouns in german have what is called a gender. This is a grammatical approach which alters the noun itself (when pluralizing) as well as the words around it. 
The three genders are masculine, feminine, and neutral. [substeps] It is best not to think of words in terms of actually having a gender, since german gendering uses little logic and often changes.