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title: "Naturkatastrophe: der, die or das? It’s die Naturkatastrophe"
description: "Short answer: die Naturkatastrophe, “natural disaster”. Accusative: die Naturkatastrophe; dative: der Naturkatastrophe. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/naturkatastrophe/
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# Naturkatastrophe: der, die or das?

die Naturkatastrophe

Natural disaster

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

**Short answer:** Naturkatastrophe takes the article die (die Naturkatastrophe). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “natural disaster” in English.

## Naturkatastrophe: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Natural disaster
- **Topic**: Nature and the outdoors
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

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

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

## Why does Naturkatastrophe take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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

## Naturkatastrophe in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Naturkatastrophe |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Naturkatastrophe |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Naturkatastrophe |

## More words ending in -e

[die Blume](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/blume/) [die Säge](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/saege/) [die Klimaanlage](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/klimaanlage/) [die Panikattacke](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/panikattacke/) [die Zündkerze](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/zuendkerze/) [die Baumgruppe](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/baumgruppe/) [die Gruppenreise](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/gruppenreise/) [die Einkaufsstraße](https://yupolearn.com/en/word/einkaufsstrasse/)

## More words about nature and the outdoors

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

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