underground garage
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underground garage
A garage located underground or in the basement level of a building and used for parking vehicles.
Ich habe mein Auto in der Tiefgarage des Hotels geparkt.
I parked my car in the hotel's underground garage.
The word is a compound of the adjective 'tief' (deep) and the noun 'die Garage' (garage). So it literally describes a garage that lies deep down, usually underground.
Viele moderne Wohnhäuser haben eine Tiefgarage.
Many modern apartment buildings have an underground garage.
Pay attention to the case with the preposition 'in': movement into the garage takes the accusative, while location or parking in the garage takes the dative.
Fahren Sie bitte langsam in die Tiefgarage.
Please drive slowly into the underground garage.
Common verbs used in connection with an underground garage are 'einfahren' (to drive in), 'ausfahren' (to drive out), 'parken' (to park), and 'abstellen' (to leave/park). Typical nouns are 'die Einfahrt' (entrance), 'die Ausfahrt' (exit), and 'der Stellplatz' (parking space).
Die Ausfahrt der Tiefgarage führt direkt auf die Hauptstraße.
The exit of the underground garage leads directly onto the main road.
parking garage
Parkhaus and Tiefgarage both refer to buildings or areas for parking. A Parkhaus has several levels, while a Tiefgarage is underground or located in a building's basement. The key difference is whether the parking spaces are arranged on several floors or underground.
Wir stellen das Auto in der Tiefgarage unter dem Bahnhof ab.
We are parking the car in the underground garage beneath the train station.
Wir stellen das Auto im mehrstöckigen Parkhaus neben dem Bahnhof ab.
We are parking the car in the multi-story parking garage next to the train station.
