No. 3,694 in Swedish
gräns
"Gräns" means "border" or "limit."
In a sentence
Jag har nått min gräns för vad jag klarar av att göra.
I have reached my limit for what I can manage to do.
In this sentence, 'gräns' refers to a figurative limit or threshold of endurance.
Landet har strikta regler vid gränsen för att kontrollera passagerare.
The country has strict rules at the border to control passengers.
Here, 'gräns' denotes a physical border between geographical areas.
De satte en gräns för hur många biljetter varje person kunde köpa.
They set a limit on how many tickets each person could buy.
In this instance, 'gräns' indicates a set limit or cap on something.
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