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taxi
A car with a driver that you can hire for payment to take you to a specific place. The cost is usually based on the distance traveled and is recorded by a taximeter.
Da es stark regnete, haben wir uns ein Taxi zum Bahnhof genommen.
Since it was raining heavily, we took a taxi to the train station.
'Taxi' is the basis for several useful compound words in German. These include 'der Taxifahrer' (the taxi driver), 'die Taxifahrt' (the taxi ride), and 'der Taxistand' (the taxi stand).
Am Taxistand vor dem Bahnhof warteten mehrere Taxifahrer auf Kunden.
Several taxi drivers were waiting for customers at the taxi stand in front of the train station.
The most common verbs in connection with 'Taxi' are 'ein Taxi nehmen' (to take a taxi), to use one, and 'ein Taxi rufen' (to call a taxi) or 'ein Taxi bestellen' (to order/book a taxi), to request one.
Wir müssen jetzt ein Taxi rufen, sonst verpassen wir den Zug.
We have to call a taxi now, otherwise we'll miss the train.
To describe the means of transport, you say 'mit dem Taxi fahren' (to go by taxi) with the dative. To express movement into the vehicle, you use 'ins Taxi steigen' (to get into the taxi) with the accusative.
Wir sind mit dem Taxi gefahren, weil wir spät dran waren.
We went by taxi because we were running late.
coach / carriage
Both a taxi and a carriage can take people to a destination with a driver. A taxi is a car hired for payment, whereas a carriage is pulled by horses and today is usually used for tourist or ceremonial occasions. Choose according to the type of vehicle.
Für die kurze Fahrt zum Bahnhof nahm Lara ein Taxi.
Lara took a taxi for the short ride to the train station.
Für die Hochzeitsfeier fuhr das Paar in einer festlich geschmückten Kutsche.
The couple rode in a festively decorated carriage for their wedding celebration.
