No. 11,958 in French
taxi
A car for hire that transports passengers to their destination for a fee.
In a sentence
J'ai appelé un taxi pour aller à l'aéroport.
I called a taxi to go to the airport.
In this sentence, the word 'taxi' functions as a noun referring to a vehicle used for transportation.
Le taxi se dirigeait rapidement vers la gare.
The taxi was quickly heading towards the train station.
Here, 'taxi' is again a noun, specifying the car that facilitates travel to a destination.
Nous avons pris le taxi ensemble après le concert.
We took the taxi together after the concert.
In this example, 'taxi' is employed as a noun indicating the mode of transportation chosen after an event.
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