Frida kreist auf dem Zettel die Zahl ein, bei der ihre Schmerzgrenze liegt. Frida circles the figure on the slip of paper where her bottom line lies.

noun · C1

die Schmerzgrenze

[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌɡʁɛnt͡sə]

limit, bottom line, pain threshold

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Bei fünfunddreißig Cent pro Brötchen ist meine Schmerzgrenze erreicht.

At thirty-five cents a roll, I've reached my limit.
Wo liegt deine Schmerzgrenze, wenn es um die Miete geht?

Where's your limit when it comes to rent?
Kalle hat eine hohe Schmerzgrenze und wandert auch mit Blasen an den Füßen weiter.

Kalle has a high pain threshold and keeps hiking even with blisters on his feet.

Grammar

Plural: die Schmerzgrenzen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative wer? was?	die Schmerzgrenze	die Schmerzgrenzen
Accusative wen? was?	die Schmerzgrenze	die Schmerzgrenzen
Dative wem?	der Schmerzgrenze	den Schmerzgrenzen
Genitive wessen?	der Schmerzgrenze	der Schmerzgrenzen

How the Word Is Built

Schmerz root grenze root

A compound: der Schmerz + die Grenze

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Schmerz die Grenzeschmerzen

In Otti's situations: Frida negotiates with a client

das Angebot aushandeln beharren einlenken entgegenkommen die Frist das Gegenangebot die Hotelkette der Kompromiss kompromissbereit der Kunde der Liefertermin

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