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

das Hochwasser

Flood

neutral · neuter [Nature and the outdoors](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/nature-outdoors/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Hochwasser takes the article das (das Hochwasser). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “flood” in English.

## Hochwasser: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Flood
- **Topic**: Nature and the outdoors
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Hochwasser take das?

Hochwasser is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: das Wasser → das Hochwasser.

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

## Hochwasser in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Hochwasser |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Hochwasser |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Hochwasser |

## More words ending in -wasser

They all take das, because the last part decides the article.

[das Wasser](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wasser/) [das Sprudelwasser](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sprudelwasser/) [das Mineralwasser](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/mineralwasser/) [das Thermalwasser](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/thermalwasser/) [das Grundwasser](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/grundwasser/) [das Regenwasser](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/regenwasser/) [das Leitungswasser](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/leitungswasser/)

## More words about nature and the outdoors

[All →](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/nature-outdoors/)

[der Wind Wind](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/wind/) [der Forst Forest](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/forst/) [die Salzwüste Salt desert](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/salzwueste/) [der Schwan Swan](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schwan/) [die Böschung Embankment](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/boeschung/) [die Überschwemmung Flooding](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/ueberschwemmung/) [die Laubdecke Leaf litter](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/laubdecke/) [die Sonnenblume Sunflower](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/sonnenblume/) [die Kluft Chasm, gap](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/kluft/) [der Schotter Gravel](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/schotter/) [der Findling Erratic boulder](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/findling/) [der Waldboden Forest floor](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/waldboden/)

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