Why is it der Counter?
Counter ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
[1] ticket switches at airports or train stations
[1] Fahrkartenschalter auf Flughäfen oder BahnhöfenExamples
[1] He just got a ticket on the counter in the train station in good time
[1] Er holte sich gerade noch rechtzeitig eine Fahrkarte am Counter im Bahnhof.
[2] Due to a massive advertising campaign, the counter indicator of the counter shot to the height
[2] Durch eine massive Werbekampagne schoss die Besucheranzeige des Counters in die Höhe.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Counter | die Counter |
| Genitiv | des Counters | der Counter |
| Dativ | dem Counter | den Countern |
| Akkusativ | den Counter | die Counter |
Pronunciation
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