Vorlage: der, die or das? Plural & exercises

Before you start

Meet die Vorlage

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

source material, original, inspiration (the material that is adapted into a piece of media or art, e.g. a novel turned into a film, a historical person transformed into a fictional character, or a photo copied into a pencil sketch)
(also computing) template (generic layout or form to be specified with concrete data)
(formal) presentation, submission (of a document requested/required as part of a process)
setup, assist, opportunity (something which is promptly referenced by someone else to make a joke, argument, segue or criticism)
(sports) assist (decisive pass that leads to a goal or similar successful play)
(uncountable, sports) forward-leaning posture

Forms

For die Vorlage, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.

der, die, das
Case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	der	die	das	die
accusative	den	die	das	die
dative	dem	der	dem	den

ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	ein	eine	ein	keine
accusative	einen	eine	ein	keine
dative	einem	einer	einem	keinen

Plural die Vorlagen

1
Die klare Vorlage ist hilfreich.The clear draft is helpful.Nominative · subjectPractise „klar“ →
2
Anna sucht ihre eigene Vorlage.Anna is looking for her own draft.Accusative · suchenPractise „eigen“ →
3
Wir arbeiten mit der alten Vorlage.We work with the old draft.Dative · mitPractise „alt“ →