grenzen
See also: Grenzen
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]grenzen
- (intransitive) to border [with aan ‘on’]
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of grenzen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | grenzen | |||
| past singular | grensde | |||
| past participle | gegrensd | |||
| infinitive | grenzen | |||
| gerund | grenzen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | grens | grensde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | grenst, grens2 | grensde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | grenst | grensde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | grenst | grensde | ||
| 3rd person singular | grenst | grensde | ||
| plural | grenzen | grensden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | grenze | grensde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | grenzen | grensden | ||
| imperative sing. | grens | |||
| imperative plur.1 | grenst | |||
| participles | grenzend | gegrensd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: grens
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]grenzen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German grenizen. By surface analysis, Grenze + -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]grenzen (weak, third-person singular present grenzt, past tense grenzte, past participle gegrenzt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to border [with an (+ accusative) ‘on a location/etc.’]
- Deutschland grenzt im Westen an Frankreich. ― German borders France to the west.
- (intransitive, figuratively) to come close to, to almost be (to be very similar) [with an (+ accusative) ‘something’]
- Was geschehen ist grenzt an ein Wunder. ― What has happened is almost a miracle.
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | grenzen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | grenzend | ||||
| past participle | gegrenzt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich grenze | wir grenzen | i | ich grenze | wir grenzen |
| du grenzt | ihr grenzt | du grenzest | ihr grenzet | ||
| er grenzt | sie grenzen | er grenze | sie grenzen | ||
| preterite | ich grenzte | wir grenzten | ii | ich grenzte1 | wir grenzten1 |
| du grenztest | ihr grenztet | du grenztest1 | ihr grenztet1 | ||
| er grenzte | sie grenzten | er grenzte1 | sie grenzten1 | ||
| imperative | grenz (du) grenze (du) |
grenzt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “grenzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “grenzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “grenzen” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
[edit]Verb
[edit]grenzen (third-person singular present grenzt, past participle gegrenzt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to border
Conjugation
[edit]| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | grenzen | |
| participle | gegrenzt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | grenzen | — |
| 2nd singular | grenz | grenz |
| 3rd singular | grenzt | — |
| 1st plural | grenzen | — |
| 2nd plural | grenzt | grenzt |
| 3rd plural | grenzen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||
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