Polyglot Dictionary

Grenzübergang

/ˈɡʀɛntsˌyːbɛʁɡaŋ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Grenzübergänge

Meaning

  1. border crossing

    Built from Grenze (border) + Übergang (crossing, transition).

    • Am Grenzübergang mussten wir unsere Pässe zeigen.

      At the border crossing we had to show our passports.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Grenze border
  • Übergang crossing, transition

Usage notes

The official checkpoint where travelers cross from one country into another.

Practice

1 What does Grenzübergang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Am ___ mussten wir unsere Pässe zeigen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Grenzübergang?

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