"Nicht die Größe zählt."

Translation: It is not the size that counts.

[innovaterv]

Again, unhelpful dictionary hints.

[Dripdrip1]

And, again, an incorrect translation.

[Procrastinans]

Why is nicht at the start of the sentence, and why isn't the verb in second position?

[Inglenook]

My thoughts as well ~ and it this how a native speaker would say it? Is it just a matter of making the sentence more emphatic by putting the nicht at the front?

[DrWho100]

We can emphasize the "not" in English the same way: "Not that size matters". With that, we add a bit of doubt into the meaning. ; )

[Krinadoodle]

That's what she said.

[catonano]

Shouldn´t it be "Die Große zählt nicht" ?

[SpotXSpot]

Would "Größe zählt nicht" also work?

[supersara234]

Haha I thought she was talking about some sort of size tent.

[lulubeck]

I thought she said, "not the big tent."

[xenoglot]

Wie bitte???