It's like this in almost every language. You don't have to memorize it. You have to learn it. You will learn it by speaking the language.
I think it's mostly native English speakers that complain because everything is just "the" and the rule to a and an is very simple.
You can tell me a word in Swedish I've never heard before. But i will instinctively know if it's an "en" or "ett" word. How? I don't even know. One just feels more right than the other.
I'm used to it from German but having to learn which is which was still annoying. Luckily Latin has its genders built in to its nouns which makes it easier.
It's like this in almost every language. You don't have to memorize it. You have to learn it. You will learn it by speaking the language.
I think it's mostly native English speakers that complain because everything is just "the" and the rule to a and an is very simple.
You can tell me a word in Swedish I've never heard before. But i will instinctively know if it's an "en" or "ett" word. How? I don't even know. One just feels more right than the other.
I'm used to it from German but having to learn which is which was still annoying. Luckily Latin has its genders built in to its nouns which makes it easier.