das Taxi

A1

taxi

English meaning
taxi
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Taxis
Vocabulary package
Travelling & Moving About

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Taxi in a sentence

Es gibt heute keinen Bus mehr. Er fährt mit dem Taxi.

There is no bus today. He is taking a taxi.

Declension of das Taxi

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Taxidie Taxis
Accusativedas Taxidie Taxis
Dativedem Taxiden Taxis
Genitivedes Taxisder Taxis

Word family

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Where Taxi comes from

in den 20er Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts von englisch taxi oder französisch taxi entlehnt, das eine verkürzte Form von taximètre (Gerät zur Berechnung des Preises einer Taxifahrt) ist; dem Wort liegt lateinisch taxa „Gebühr“ zugrunde.

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Questions about Taxi

Is it der, die or das Taxi?

It is das Taxi — Taxi is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Taxis.

What is the plural of Taxi?

The plural of das Taxi is die Taxis.

What is the genitive of Taxi?

The genitive singular is des Taxis. The dative plural is den Taxis.

What does Taxi mean in English?

das Taxi means "taxi". For example: "Es gibt heute keinen Bus mehr. Er fährt mit dem Taxi." — "There is no bus today. He is taking a taxi."

What level is Taxi in German?

Taxi is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the travelling & moving about vocabulary.

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