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die Grenzkontrolle

B2

border control

English meaning
border control
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Grenzkontrollen
Vocabulary package
Passport, Border & Customs

Grenzkontrolle in a sentence

Die Grenzkontrolle dauerte mehrere Stunden.

The border control took several hours.

Declension of die Grenzkontrolle

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Grenzkontrolledie Grenzkontrollen
Accusativedie Grenzkontrolledie Grenzkontrollen
Dativeder Grenzkontrolleden Grenzkontrollen
Genitiveder Grenzkontrolleder Grenzkontrollen

Word family

die Grenzkontrolle is built from die Kontrolle (inspection) and die Rolle (role). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Grenzkontrolle comes from

Determinativkompositum der Substantive Grenze und Kontrolle

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Questions about Grenzkontrolle

Is it der, die or das Grenzkontrolle?

It is die Grenzkontrolle — Grenzkontrolle is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Grenzkontrollen.

What is the plural of Grenzkontrolle?

The plural of die Grenzkontrolle is die Grenzkontrollen.

What is the genitive of Grenzkontrolle?

The genitive singular is der Grenzkontrolle. The dative plural is den Grenzkontrollen.

What does Grenzkontrolle mean in English?

die Grenzkontrolle means "border control". For example: "Die Grenzkontrolle dauerte mehrere Stunden." — "The border control took several hours."

What level is Grenzkontrolle in German?

Grenzkontrolle is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the passport, border & customs vocabulary.

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