German word

Tiefgarage

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtiːfgaˌʁaːʒə/

Meaning

  • feminine noununderground parking garage

Example

Gibt es hier eine Tiefgarage?

Is there an underground parking garage here?

Illustration for Tiefgarage (underground parking garage)

More examples

Die Einfahrt zur Tiefgarage ist nur 2,10 Meter breit.

The driveway to the underground parking garage is only 2.10 meters wide.

Core concept

A ramp leads cars down into a roofed parking area below street level.

Common phrases

  • in der Tiefgarage parken

    park in the underground parking garage

  • in die Tiefgarage einfahren

    drive into the underground parking garage

  • Ausfahrt aus der Tiefgarage

    exit from the underground parking garage

Similar words

Parkhaus: A multi-storey building designed to hold many parked cars.
Parkplatz: An outdoor area or marked space where cars can be parked.
Garage: A lockable enclosed space for one car, attached to a home or building.
Stellplatz: A parking space reserved for one car and assigned to a person or number.

Definition in German

Eine Tiefgarage ist ein geschlossener, unterirdischer Parkplatz für Autos, oft unter Gebäuden oder Plätzen angelegt.

Word origin

The compound joins German tief with borrowed Garage to name a garage located below ground.

Usage tips

  • A stationary car is in der Tiefgarage, while movement into it takes in die Tiefgarage.

Opposites

  • Außenstellplatzoutdoor parking spacenoun
  • Freiluftparkplatzopen-air parking lotnoun

Related words

  • Tiefgaragenstellplatzunderground parking spacenoun
  • Tiefgaragenzufahrtunderground parking garage drivewaynoun

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