Is it der, die oder das Hochhaus?

DAS

The correct article in German of Hochhaus is das. So it is das Hochhaus! (nominative case)

The word Hochhaus is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Hochhaus?

How does the declension of Hochhaus work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	das Hochhaus	die Hochhäuser
Genitive	des Hochhauses	der Hochhäuser
Dative	dem Hochhaus dem Hochhause	den Hochhäusern
Akkusative	das Hochhaus	die Hochhäuser

What is the meaning of Hochhaus in German?

Hochhaus has various definitions in German:

[1] Buildings with many floors

[1] Gebäude mit vielen Stockwerken

[2] House in the sense of the seat of a rule or a castle.

[2] Übergeordnetes Haus im Sinn des Sitzes einer Herrschaft oder eines Schlosses. Der Begriff wird seit mindestens 788 für das Schloss Hochhaus in Vorchdorf verwendet, ebenso für viele andere Schlösser wie z.B. für das 1770 errichtete Schloss Hochhaus in Hochhausen (Haßmersheim).