die Sturzflut
B2a flash flood
- English meaning
- a flash flood
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Sturzfluten
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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Sturzflut in a sentence
Die Sturzflut überschwemmte das Tal in Minuten.
The flash flood flooded the valley in minutes.
Declension of die Sturzflut
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Sturzflut | die Sturzfluten |
| Accusative | die Sturzflut | die Sturzfluten |
| Dative | der Sturzflut | den Sturzfluten |
| Genitive | der Sturzflut | der Sturzfluten |
Word family
die Sturzflut is built from die Flut (flood, tide). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Sturzflut comes from
Determinativkompositum aus Sturz und Flut
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Questions about Sturzflut
Is it der, die or das Sturzflut?
It is die Sturzflut — Sturzflut is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Sturzfluten.
What is the plural of Sturzflut?
The plural of die Sturzflut is die Sturzfluten.
What is the genitive of Sturzflut?
The genitive singular is der Sturzflut. The dative plural is den Sturzfluten.
What does Sturzflut mean in English?
die Sturzflut means "a flash flood". For example: "Die Sturzflut überschwemmte das Tal in Minuten." — "The flash flood flooded the valley in minutes."
What level is Sturzflut in German?
Sturzflut is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the natural disasters vocabulary.
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