noun
metre, meter
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Meter is the German noun for the unit of length (metre/meter). Gender masculine: der Meter. Plural remains Meter. Singular genitive often adds -s (des Meters); dative plural is den Metern. Use for measurements; pronunciation and usage follow metric-system contexts. Common in everyday and technical speech.
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Der Tisch ist zwei Meter lang.
The table is two meters long.
Der Bauunternehmer grub drei Meter tief, bevor die Statiker das Fundament prüften.
The contractor dug three meters deep before the structural engineers checked the foundation.
Der Tisch ist zwei Meter lang.
The table is two metres long.
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Imagine a long tape measure labeled '1 Meter' in bright red.
Sounds like 'meter' in English — same meaning.
DER Meter — think of a male 'meter man' holding a measuring stick (masculine).
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German 'Meter' corresponds directly to English 'meter/metre' and is indeclinable in plural form (die Meter).