Breakdown of Zwei Spritzer Zitrone machen diesen Duft wirklich einzigartig.
machen
to make, to do
zwei
two
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
wirklich
really
Questions & Answers about Zwei Spritzer Zitrone machen diesen Duft wirklich einzigartig.
Why is it Zwei Spritzer and not a special plural form?
Spritzer (splash or dash) is a masculine noun. In German, masculine and neuter nouns used as units of measurement or quantity do not take a plural ending after a number. While der Spritzer naturally keeps the exact same form in the plural anyway (like many nouns ending in -er), this zero-plural rule is why you also say zwei Löffel (two spoons) or drei Glas (three glasses).
Why isn't there a word for "of" in Zwei Spritzer Zitrone?
When expressing amounts, quantities, or measurements, German places the substance directly after the unit without a preposition. Instead of translating "of" (with a word like von), you simply put the nouns right next to each other: zwei Spritzer Zitrone.
What case is Zitrone in here?
It is in the nominative case, matching the measurement noun Spritzer (which is the subject of the sentence). In German, a measured substance usually takes the exact same case as the unit measuring it. Because there are no articles or adjectives in front of Zitrone here, the case is "invisible," but grammatically they are paired together.
Why does the sentence use diesen Duft?