"Куди ви їздили на маршрутці вчора?"

Translation: Where did you go by share taxi yesterday?

[businessbard]

I'm told by my (western) Ukrainian spouse that a маршрутка is more like a small bus that follows a route, instead of a "share taxi".

[Anna349203]

thanks for this comment. I was wondering about this because google translate calls маршрутка a "route taxi". The маршрутка I saw in Lviv last year were mini buses.

[flameofgrace]

maybe shared taxi is a better translation or shared bus. With the creation of Uber this translation has become a little confusing.

[Weylin366674]

They exist in some English speaking countries. In Barbados it's a route taxi.

https://ta.gov.bb/Routes/RouteTaxis/

[flameofgrace]

it sounds like a better translation to me. But hey its dualingo, I love this website.

[Jean564934]

I agree with flameofgrace, the expression 'share taxi' doesn't make sense in English. Shared taxi sounds better.

[MagneLudvigsen]

Why are these exercises so picky on the selection of go vs travel in English?

[greg.mort]

English verb "to travel" usually is translated as "подорожувати"

[flameofgrace]

Because they are different concepts in Ukrainian. To travel by machine or to travel by foot.

[martintschik]

Is "маршрутці" the locative of "маршрутка" or of a (slightly) different word? -ц- is confusing me.

[ThomasHirt2]

Why can't we use the present perfect here?

[AdiSenyk-B1]

What the F is a share taxi? You ride the bus or take a taxi or your friend gives you a ride. None of which is a "share taxi"

[Jean564934]

Is 'Where were you going in a shared taxi yesterday' wrong? It was not accepted.