kante

This is the 8381st most frequent German word.

kante

Edge or rim.

Here, 'Kante' refers to the physical edge of the table.

Ich stellte das Buch vorsichtig auf die Kante des Tisches.

I carefully placed the book on the edge of the table.

In this sentence, 'Kante' is used metaphorically to describe the edge of the mountain terrain.

Die Kante des Berges bot eine beeindruckende Aussicht auf das Tal.

The edge of the mountain offered an impressive view of the valley.

The term 'Kante' here refers to the straight boundary or border of the paper.

Bitte schneide entlang der Kante des Papiers.

Please cut along the edge of the paper.