German Phrase
Die Qualität des Routers zählt.
Meaning
The sentence stresses that the quality of a router is the decisive factor. It is often used when discussing which networking device to buy or when comparing technical specifications.
When to use
Use this phrase in tech‑related conversations, product reviews, or advice about buying networking equipment, especially when you want to highlight that quality outweighs price or brand.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DieQualitätdesRouterszählt
Die (definite article)
Feminine nominative singular article used with 'Qualität'.
Qualität (noun)
Feminine noun meaning 'quality', takes the article 'die' in nominative.
des (genitive article)
Masculine/neuter genitive singular article; introduces the genitive object.
Routers (genitive noun)
Masculine noun 'Router' in genitive singular, formed by adding -s.
zählt (verb)
Third‑person singular present of 'zählen' meaning 'to count' or 'to matter'.
🗨In Conversation
Welchen Router soll ich kaufen?
Which router should I buy?
Die Qualität des Routers zählt.
The quality of the router matters.
✕Common Mistakes
Die Qualität vom Router zählt.
‘vom’ is a contraction of ‘von dem’ and creates a dative construction; the sentence requires the genitive ‘des’.
Die Qualität des Router zählt.
In the genitive you must add the -s ending: ‘des Routers’, not just ‘des Router’.
Die Qualität des Routers zählen.
The verb must agree with the singular subject; use ‘zählt’, not ‘zählen’.
↔Alternatives
Ein guter Router ist wichtig.
A good router is important.
Die Leistungsfähigkeit des Routers ist entscheidend.
The performance of the router is decisive.
Wichtig ist, dass der Router von hoher Qualität ist.
What matters is that the router is of high quality.
Cultural Tip
In German, using 'zählen' to express importance is concise and sounds natural in technical contexts. Avoid the colloquial 'vom' (von dem) here; the genitive 'des Routers' is the standard form. Note that 'Router' is masculine, so its genitive singular is 'des Routers'. In Austria you may also hear 'der Router' with the same genitive construction.