die Katastrophe
B1disaster
- English meaning
- disaster
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Katastrophen
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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Katastrophe in a sentence
Der Urlaub war eine Katastrophe. Es hat nur geregnet.
The vacation was a disaster. It only rained.
Declension of die Katastrophe
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Katastrophe | die Katastrophen |
| Accusative | die Katastrophe | die Katastrophen |
| Dative | der Katastrophe | den Katastrophen |
| Genitive | der Katastrophe | der Katastrophen |
Word family
die Katastrophe is built from die Strophe (stanza / verse). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Katastrophe comes from
entlehnt über das lateinische catastropha „Vernichtung, Zerstörung“ vom griechischen καταστροφή, Substantiv zum Verb καταστρέφειν „umkehren, umwenden“, gebildet aus κατά „herunter, völlig“ und στρέφειν „drehen, wenden“.
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Questions about Katastrophe
Is it der, die or das Katastrophe?
It is die Katastrophe — Katastrophe is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Katastrophen.
What is the plural of Katastrophe?
The plural of die Katastrophe is die Katastrophen.
What is the genitive of Katastrophe?
The genitive singular is der Katastrophe. The dative plural is den Katastrophen.
What does Katastrophe mean in English?
die Katastrophe means "disaster". For example: "Der Urlaub war eine Katastrophe. Es hat nur geregnet." — "The vacation was a disaster. It only rained."
What level is Katastrophe in German?
Katastrophe is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the natural disasters vocabulary.
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