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title: "Hitzschlag: der, die or das? It’s der Hitzschlag | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: der Hitzschlag, “heat stroke”. Accusative: den Hitzschlag; dative: dem Hitzschlag. Learn why it takes der and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/hitzschlag/
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# Hitzschlag: der, die or das?

der Hitzschlag

Heat stroke

maskulin · masculine [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Hitzschlag takes the article der (der Hitzschlag). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “heat stroke” in English.

## Hitzschlag: word facts

- **Article**: der
- **Gender**: maskulin (masculine)
- **English**: Heat stroke
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Hitzschlag in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Hitzschlag)
- [Hitzschlag in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Hitzschlag)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Hitzschlag take der?

No suffix rule covers Hitzschlag, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Hitzschlag as something blue.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Hitzschlag in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | der Hitzschlag |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | den Hitzschlag |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Hitzschlag |

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