grenzt

grenzt is the third-person singular present indicative form of the German verb grenzen, meaning to border or to delimit. It describes a boundary between two areas, such as territories, regions, or objects, and can also be used in a figurative sense to denote limits or boundaries in non-physical contexts.

Etymology and related terms: grenzen comes from Middle High German grenzan, itself from Old High German grenza, and is related to the noun Grenze, meaning border or boundary. Related verbs include abgrenzen (to delineate or set apart more clearly) and grenzen als to border, while Grenze is the noun for the boundary.

Usage: grenzt is used with the preposition an to express adjacency, typically followed by a noun in the accusative case. Examples include: "Der Fluss grenzt an die Stadt." "Der Landkreis grenzt an drei Bundesländer." In administrative or legal language, the verb often denotes jurisdictional limits or borders between entities.

Grammatical notes: as a finite verb, grenzt appears in all standard present-tense forms with the same stem, and its participle is gegrenzt, used to form compound tenses (hat gegrenzt). See also the related noun Grenze and the verbs grenzen and abgrenzen for broader discussions of borders and delimitations.