Vocabulary
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Liter
/ˈliːtɐ/· noun· Pl. die Liter
litre
Milk, juice and water are sold by the litre; petrol prices are per litre too.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Liter
- Plural
- die Liter
- Genitiv
- des Liters
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Liter
litre
Ein Liter Milch kostet einen Euro.
A litre of milk costs one euro.
Word family
Literder Viertelliterquarter litredie Literflaschelitre bottleder Millilitermillilitre
Common combinations
- ein Liter Milcha litre of milk
- zwei Liter Wassertwo litres of water
- pro Literper litre
Common learner mistakes
- zwei Liters Milchzwei Liter MilchThe plural of Liter is Liter (no ending), and German has no word for 'of' here: zwei Liter Milch. Masculine and neuter measures stay singular after a number (zwei Kilo Äpfel, zwei Glas Wasser, drei Stück Kuchen); feminine ones take the plural (zwei Tassen Kaffee, drei Flaschen Wasser).
Real examples
- Ich kaufe zwei Liter Milch.I'm buying two litres of milk.
- Die Flasche hat einen Liter.The bottle holds a litre.
- Ich trinke jeden Tag zwei Liter Wasser.I drink two litres of water every day.
