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Schalter

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nounmasculine
  1. agent noun of schalten
  2. switchdevice to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow
  3. information window, ticket window, box officestaffed cabin
  4. a counter in a train station, bank, state office, or similar place where a cabin as above would normally be found (even if it happens not t…

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeSchalterSchalter
genitiveSchaltersSchalter
dativeSchalterSchaltern
accusativeSchalterSchalter

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  • Die Angestellte am Schalter kennt jeden Vornamen im Dorf.The employee at the counter knows every first name in the village.B1Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B1)
  • Der Beamte am Schalter kennt jede Regel und jede Ausnahme.The official at the counter knows every rule and every exception.B1Noch einmal, bitte (7) — Once more, please (7) (B1)
  • Ihren langen Nachnamen kann am Schalter der Bank niemand richtig aussprechen.Nobody at the bank counter can pronounce her long surname properly.B2Noch einmal, bitte (25) — Once more, please (25) (B2)
  • Der Schalter für das Licht im Keller ist schon wieder kaputt.The light switch in the cellar is broken again.B2Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (B2)

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