Usage Note
Liter measures volume, abbreviated l. Both masculine and neuter genders are accepted, though masculine der Liter is standard. After numbers it stays singular: fuenf Liter Wasser. Plural unchanged.
Examples
"Sie trinkt jeden Tag zwei Liter Wasser."
Natural Translation
She drinks two litres of water every day.
Literal Translation
She drinks every day two litre water.

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