parking space / parking lot
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parking space / parking lot
A specially designated area where vehicles such as cars or motorcycles can be parked.
In der Innenstadt ist es schwierig, einen freien Parkplatz zu finden.
In the city center, it is difficult to find a free parking space.
The word 'Parkplatz' (parking space / parking lot) is a simple compound made from the verb 'parken' (to park) and the noun 'der Platz' (place/space). So it literally means 'a place to park.'
Der Parkplatz des Supermarktes war schon am Morgen voll.
The supermarket parking lot was already full in the morning.
With 'Parkplatz' (parking space / parking lot), the preposition 'auf' is used. Pay attention to the case: movement is expressed with the accusative ('auf den Parkplatz fahren' — to drive onto the parking lot), while a location is expressed with the dative ('auf dem Parkplatz stehen' — to be parked/standing in the parking lot).
Er fährt gerade auf den letzten freien Parkplatz.
He is just driving into the last free parking space.
Common verbs used with 'Parkplatz' (parking space / parking lot) are 'einen Parkplatz suchen' (to look for a parking space), 'einen Parkplatz finden' (to find a parking space), or 'einen Parkplatz reservieren' (to reserve a parking space).
Am Bahnhof kann man online einen Parkplatz reservieren.
At the train station, you can reserve a parking space online.
gap
Both words can refer to an open space for a car when parking. Parkplatz refers to the designated area, while Lücke emphasizes the space that is actually open between other vehicles. Parkplatz fits when speaking generally about a place to park; when parking between cars, Lücke also works.
Vor dem Einkaufszentrum finden wir schnell einen Parkplatz für unser Auto.
We quickly find a parking space for our car in front of the shopping center.
Zwischen den beiden Autos ist noch eine Lücke für unser Auto frei.
There is still a space for our car between the two cars.
