No. 463 in Polish

granicy

"Granicy" means "border" or "limit" in English (genitive or locative singular of "granica").

In a sentence

Granicy pilnowali strażnicy przez całą noc.
The guards watched over the border all night.
In this sentence, 'granicy' refers to a country's border or boundary.
Nie przekraczaj tej granicy bezpieczeństwa!
Do not cross that safety limit!
Here, 'granicy' means a limit or threshold, emphasizing its broader metaphorical use.
Granicy wytrzymałości ludzkiej jeszcze nie osiągnięto.
The limits of human endurance have not yet been reached.
In this context, 'granicy' denotes the extremes or ultimate bounds of a capability or concept.

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