die Dachhaut

C1

roof covering/roof membrane

English meaning
roof covering/roof membrane
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Dachhäute
Vocabulary package
Buildings & Architecture

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Dachhaut in a sentence

Die Dachhaut schützt das Haus vor Regen und Schnee.

The roof covering protects the house from rain and snow.

Declension of die Dachhaut

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Dachhautdie Dachhäute
Accusativedie Dachhautdie Dachhäute
Dativeder Dachhautden Dachhäuten
Genitiveder Dachhautder Dachhäute

Word family

die Dachhaut is built from das Dach (roof) and die Haut (skin). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Dachhaut comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Dach und Haut

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Questions about Dachhaut

Is it der, die or das Dachhaut?

It is die Dachhaut — Dachhaut is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Dachhäute.

What is the plural of Dachhaut?

The plural of die Dachhaut is die Dachhäute.

What is the genitive of Dachhaut?

The genitive singular is der Dachhaut. The dative plural is den Dachhäuten.

What does Dachhaut mean in English?

die Dachhaut means "roof covering/roof membrane". For example: "Die Dachhaut schützt das Haus vor Regen und Schnee." — "The roof covering protects the house from rain and snow."

What level is Dachhaut in German?

Dachhaut is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the buildings & architecture vocabulary.

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