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Der, die or das Blatt?

das Blatt

Gender
neuter
English
sheet, leaf
Plural
die Blätter

Why is it das Blatt?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Blatt. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: das Blatt.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Blatt in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Blatt: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Blatt is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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