Short answer: Blatt takes the article das (das Blatt). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “leaf” in English.
Blatt: word facts
- Article
- das
- Gender
- neutral (neuter)
- English
- Leaf
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Beginner
Check a dictionary
You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:
Last updated: · Method
Why does Blatt take das?
No suffix rule covers Blatt, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Blatt as something green.
See the article rules →Blatt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | das Blatt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | das Blatt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Blatt |
