Learning German - Gratefully

In my busyness, I had to show my willing teacher that I appreciated his teaching me and that I must have some progress. It is not everyday that someone offers free service.

Deutsch or higher German is a language most people think is hard to learn. This was my first impression, too, but I have a very patient teacher.

I noticed three articles in Deutsch used before every noun: der, die and das. I thought for a while that der was for male; die for female, and das for neuter. Then I looked again and I noticed that what pattern I thought I had observed was not there anymore.

I wondered then if there were general rules for use of articles. Or if German was like English that it breaks its own rules.

In Chapter 6 on articles in the URL that Amikeco, my self-appointed teacher, provided me, I found the answers.

And yes, some nouns seem to turn feminine when they become plural!

Wow! What could be the logic behind that? But then English, too, is illogical sometimes.