die Holzhütte
wooden hut
A small, simple hut built from wood and used for living, working, or shelter.
EXAMPLE
Am Waldrand steht eine kleine Holzhütte.
There is a small wooden hut at the edge of the forest.
die Holzhütte
wooden hut
die Holzhütte, die Holzhütten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Holzhütte, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Holzhütten |
| genitive | der Holzhütte |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Holzhütte | die Holzhütten |
| accusative | die Holzhütte | die Holzhütten |
| dative | der Holzhütte | den Holzhütten |
| genitive | der Holzhütte | der Holzhütten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Holzhütte' (wooden hut) is made up of 'Holz' (wood) and 'Hütte' (hut). The head noun 'Hütte' refers to the small shelter; 'Holz' describes the material.
EXAMPLE
Die Holzhütte wurde vollständig aus Holz gebaut.
The wooden hut was built entirely from wood.
Typical collocations
'Holzhütte' (wooden hut) is often used with verbs such as 'bauen' (to build), 'mieten' (to rent), 'bewohnen' (to live in), and 'übernachten' (to stay overnight), as well as the phrase 'in einer Holzhütte schlafen' (to sleep in a wooden hut).
EXAMPLE
Im Urlaub haben wir in einer Holzhütte übernachtet.
We stayed overnight in a wooden hut while on vacation.
Expressing location
To describe being in the hut, you usually use 'in der Holzhütte' (in the wooden hut); for movement into it, use 'in die Holzhütte' (into the wooden hut). The prepositional phrase thus distinguishes between location and direction.
EXAMPLE
Am Abend gingen die Wanderer in die Holzhütte.
In the evening, the hikers went into the wooden hut.
Bei starkem Regen blieben sie in der Holzhütte.
During heavy rain, they stayed in the wooden hut.
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