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die Garage
garage
A lockable room or small building for parking a vehicle, usually a car.
example
Er fährt sein Auto jeden Abend in die Garage.
He drives his car into the garage every evening.
die Garage
garage
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Usage tips
Sentence structure with prepositions
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in'. When you describe movement into the garage, you use the accusative ('in die Garage'). When you describe a state or position, you use the dative ('in der Garage').
EXAMPLE
Fahr das Auto bitte in die Garage, es fängt an zu regnen.
Please drive the car into the garage; it's starting to rain.
Context clue
The verb used helps distinguish the two meanings. Verbs like 'parken' (to park), 'fahren' (to drive), or 'stehen' (to stand/be parked) point to the storage space for a vehicle. Verbs like 'bringen' (to bring/take) or 'reparieren lassen' (to have repaired) point to the auto repair shop.
EXAMPLE
Mein Fahrrad steht neben dem Auto in der Garage.
My bicycle is next to the car in the garage.
Origin of the word
'Garage' is a loanword from French. This explains the ending '-age', which is unusual for German words, and the feminine gender assignment ('die').
EXAMPLE
Zu unserem Haus gehört auch eine Doppelgarage.
Our house also has a two-car garage.
Compare with
Garage vs Parkplatz
parking space / parking lot
'der Parkplatz' and 'die Garage' both have to do with parking a car. A 'Parkplatz' is a designated area, often outdoors or on a larger site. A 'Garage' is a room or small building, usually lockable and protected. The words can be confused because you park a car in both places. 'Parkplatz' sounds natural when you mean an available space in front of a supermarket, on the street, or in a yard. 'Garage' fits when the car is in an enclosed room.
Garage
Nach dem Sturm hat Max das Auto in die Garage gestellt.
After the storm, Max put the car in the garage.
Parkplatz
In der Stadt finde ich heute keinen freien Parkplatz.
I can't find a free parking space in the city today.
In real life
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