Before you start
Meet das Blatt
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 12 meanings
- (botany) leaf (green and flat organ of a plant)
- (botany) petal (one of the parts of the whorl of a flower)
- sheet, piece of paper (piece of paper (usually rectangular) that has not been cut, torn, or folded)
- sheet (full sheet of paper in a newspaper or similar periodical, representing four pages)
- hand, cards (set of cards held by a player)
- (colloquial) paper, newspaper (publication containing news and other articles)
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For das Blatt, use the coloured columns: neuter and plural.
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
| dative | dem | der | dem | den |
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ein | eine | ein | keine |
| accusative | einen | eine | ein | keine |
| dative | einem | einer | einem | keinen |
Plural die Blätter · Dative plural den Blättern
Examples
- 1Das grüne Blatt liegt auf dem Boden.The green leaf is lying on the ground.
- 2Ich brauche kein leeres Blatt.I don't need a blank sheet.
- 3Ich male auf meinem weißen Blatt.I paint on my white sheet of paper.