noun
border, limit, boundary
B1
Means 'border', 'limit' or 'boundary' for territories or abstract limits. Feminine noun (die Grenze) plural Grenzen. Declines: genitive der Grenzen, dative der Grenze. Common prepositions: 'an der Grenze' (at the border), 'die Grenze überschreiten' (cross the border). Also used figuratively: to set a limit.
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Die Grenze des Grundstücks ist durch einen Zaun markiert.
The boundary of the property is marked by a fence.
Die Familie überquerte die Grenze, die wegen Umbauarbeiten geschlossen war, bevor sie weiterreisten.
The family crossed the border, which was closed due to renovation work, before they continued their journey.
Er stieß an seine Grenze und konnte nicht weiterarbeiten.
He reached his limit and couldn't continue working.
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imagine a fence with a sign reading 'Grenze' marking the border
sounds like 'grants' but with an n — think of a line or limit
many nouns ending in -e are feminine (die Grenze) — picture a feminine article 'die' on the sign
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Used both for physical borders and figurative limits (personal limits, legal limits).