puerta del garaje
/pweɾta del ɡaɾaxe/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for "garage door" is puerta del garaje.
The term is used to describe the door of a garage that allows a vehicle to enter.
Meaning: the door on a garage which a car can come in through (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of puerta (door), del (a contraction of de meaning "of" and el meaning "the") and garaje (garage).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, reja del garaje is a common way to refer to a garage door.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change puerta to puertas. You may say puertas del garaje if you are referring to multiple doors belonging to one garage, or puertas de los garajes for doors of multiple garages.
How do you pronounce it?
/pweɾta del ɡaɾaxe/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking urban areas, a garaje is not just a home garage but can also refer to a commercial parking lot.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if the garage door is an automated rolling shutter, people may call it a persiana or cortina instead of a puerta.
- The word puerta shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'port', through the Latin porta.
Examples in context
- El mecanismo de la puerta del garaje está averiado.The mechanism of the garage door is damaged.
- Por favor, asegúrese de cerrar la puerta del garaje al salir.Please make sure to close the garage door when you leave.
- Cierra bien el portón del garaje antes de irte.Close the garage door properly before you leave.
- Le di un golpe al portón del garaje por accidente.I accidentally hit the garage door.
- José pintó de verde la reja del garaje.José painted the garage door green.
- La puerta del garaje es muy grande.The garage door is very large.
- ¿Puedes abrir la puerta del garaje?Can you open the garage door?
- He pintado la puerta del garaje de color azul.I have painted the garage door blue.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are standing in the driveway.
- ElenaDaniel, ¿puedes revisar la puerta del garaje?Daniel, can you check the garage door?
- DanielSí, voy a ver si está cerrada.Yes, I am going to see if it is closed.
- ElenaParece que hace un ruido extraño.It seems to be making a strange noise.
- DanielTienes razón, la arreglaré mañana.You are right, I will fix it tomorrow.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries del, garaje, puerta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
