Special features (gender)

DA3

The gender of each noun is constant and invariable. However, there is a group of nouns that have two different genders in the singular number, both with the same meaning.

Examples	gender
Bonbon	der or das
Filter	der or das
Joghurt	der or das
Keks	der or das
Liter	der or das
Poster	das or der

In addition, there are nouns that have two different genders but their meaning varies according to gender.

Examples
gender A	meaning A	gender B	meaning B
der See	lake	die See	sea
der Erbe	heir	das Erbe	inheritance
der Gehalt	content	das Gehalt	salary
der Hut	hat	die Hut	protection
der Junge	boy	das Junge	puppy
das Steuer	steering wheel	die Steuer	tax
der Weise	wise man	die Weise	way
die Leiter	ladder	der Leiter	manager
die Taube	dove	der Taube	a deaf person
das Tor	gate	der Tor	fool