der Taxifahrer
taxi driver
A person who drives a taxi professionally and takes passengers to their destination for payment.
EXAMPLE
Der Taxifahrer kannte eine Abkürzung zum Flughafen.
The taxi driver knew a shortcut to the airport.
der Taxifahrer
taxi driver
der Taxifahrer, die Taxifahrer
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Taxifahrer, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Taxifahrer |
| genitive | des Taxifahrers |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Taxifahrer | die Taxifahrer |
| accusative | den Taxifahrer | die Taxifahrer |
| dative | dem Taxifahrer | den Taxifahrern |
| genitive | des Taxifahrers | der Taxifahrer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word composition
The word is made up of 'das Taxi' (taxi) and 'der Fahrer' (driver). As with many German compounds, the last word ('Fahrer') determines the article 'der'.
EXAMPLE
Ein freundlicher Taxifahrer hat mir mit meinem Gepäck geholfen.
A friendly taxi driver helped me with my luggage.
Productive pattern
The structure 'Transportmittel + Fahrer' (means of transport + driver) is a very common pattern for forming job titles in German. Other examples are 'Busfahrer' (bus driver), 'LKW-Fahrer' (truck driver), or 'Zugfahrer' (train driver).
EXAMPLE
Mein Onkel ist seit zwanzig Jahren Busfahrer in Berlin.
My uncle has been a bus driver in Berlin for twenty years.
Typical interactions
In everyday life, the word is often used in sentences that describe typical actions. These include 'einen Taxifahrer rufen' (to call a taxi driver), 'dem Taxifahrer das Ziel nennen' (to tell the taxi driver the destination), or 'dem Taxifahrer ein Trinkgeld geben' (to give the taxi driver a tip).
EXAMPLE
Ich habe dem Taxifahrer gesagt, dass er am Bahnhof halten soll.
I told the taxi driver to stop at the train station.
In real life
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