How to Say ‘One meter wide’ in German
Einen Meter breit
EYE-nen MAY-ter bryt
[EYE-nen MAY-ter bryt]
💬 Usage Tip: It's einen, not ein, because measurement amounts take this form even though nothing is acting on them. Compare einen Monat alt "one month old".
Phrase Breakdown
Einen
[EYE-nen]
a; one
The masculine accusative form of the indefinite article 'ein,' used before masculine nouns as objects.
Ich möchte Einen Kaffee.
I would like a coffee.
Meter
[MAY-ter]
meter
Unit of length equal to 100 centimeters.
Das Brett ist einen Meter lang.
The board is one meter long.
breit
[bryt]
wide
Adjective describing width.
Das Bett ist zwei Meter breit.
The bed is two meters wide.
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