Definition
A unit of volume equal to one thousand millilitres.
Translations
- English
- litre
- Français
- litre
- Türkçe
- litre
- Polski
- litr
- Русский
- литр
- Українська
- літр
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Liter
- A1
- Noun
- Numbers & Measurements
litre
/deːɐ̯ ˈliːtɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Liter
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Numbers & MeasurementsPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ein Liter entspricht tausend Millilitern.NominativSing.One liter equals one thousand milliliters.
- Ich kaufe einen Liter Milch.AkkusativSing.I buy one liter of milk.
- Die Flasche enthält einen Liter Wasser.AkkusativSing.The bottle contains one liter of water.
- Ich brauche einen Liter Milch.AkkusativSing.I need one liter of milk.
- Der Saft kostet zwei Euro pro Liter.AkkusativSing.The juice costs two euros per liter.
- Drei Liter reichen für die Familie.NominativPlur.Three liters are enough for the family.
- Wir kaufen zwei Liter Wasser.AkkusativPlur.We buy two liters of water.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Liter/ˈliːtɐ/
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Article phrase
der Liter/deːɐ̯ ˈliːtɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Liter | die Liter |
| Akkusativ | den Liter | die Liter |
| Dativ | dem Liter | den Litern |
| Genitiv | des Liters | der Liter |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeinen Liter
- Collocationzwei Liter
- Collocationpro Liter
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word