Noun
die Grenze
Pronunciation: /ˈɡrɛn.t͡sə/
border
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plural Grenzen
Meanings
Noun
- border
- limit
- frontier
- boundary
Example sentence
Können Sie mich über die Grenze bringen?
Can you get me across the border?
Word forms
singular
die Grenze
plural
die Grenzen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Grenze
Accusativedie Grenze
Dativeder Grenze
Genitiveder Grenze
Plural
Nominativedie Grenzen
Accusativedie Grenzen
Dativeden Grenzen
Genitiveder Grenzen
Usage
- über die Grenze fahren — Accusative describes crossing over the border.
- an der Grenze — Dative describes being at the border.
An der Grenze mussten wir unsere Ausweise zeigen.
At the border, we had to show our identity cards.