Definition
A ticket that permits travel on public transport.
Translations
- English
- ticket
- Français
- billet
- Türkçe
- ulaşım bileti
- Polski
- bilet
- Русский
- проездной билет
- Українська
- квиток на проїзд
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Fahrkarte
- A1
- Noun
- Travel & Transport
ticket
/diː ˈfaːɐ̯kaʁtə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Fahrkarten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Travel & TransportPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Fahrkarte liegt auf dem Tisch.NominativSing.The ticket is on the table.
- Ich kaufe die Fahrkarte am Automaten.AkkusativSing.I buy the ticket at the ticket machine.
- Ich gebe der Fahrkarte eine neue Hülle.DativSing.I give the ticket a new cover.
- Die Farbe der Fahrkarte ist blau.GenitivSing.The ticket's color is blue.
- Die Fahrkarten liegen auf dem Tisch.NominativPlur.The tickets are on the table.
- Ich kaufe die Fahrkarten am Automaten.AkkusativPlur.I buy the tickets at the ticket machine.
- Ich gebe den Fahrkarten neue Hüllen.DativPlur.I give the tickets new covers.
- Die Farben der Fahrkarten sind unterschiedlich.GenitivPlur.The colors of the tickets are different.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fahrkarte/ˈfaːɐ̯kaʁtə/
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Article phrase
die Fahrkarte/diː ˈfaːɐ̯kaʁtə/
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Plural
Fahrkarten/ˈfaːɐ̯kaʁtən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fahrkarte | die Fahrkarten |
| Akkusativ | die Fahrkarte | die Fahrkarten |
| Dativ | der Fahrkarte | den Fahrkarten |
| Genitiv | der Fahrkarte | der Fahrkarten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Fahrkarte kaufen
- Adjective combinationeine gültige Fahrkarte
- Collocationdie Fahrkarte entwerten
- Prepositional constructionmit der Fahrkarte fahrenmit + Dativ
- Verb constructioneine Fahrkarte vorzeigen + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDie Fahrkarte gilt für eine Fahrt.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymTicket — ticket
Ticket is usually more general and can also mean admission or digital access; Fahrkarte specifically denotes authorization to use a means of transport.
- Near-synonymFahrschein
- Narrower termMonatskarte — monthly pass
A Monatskarte is a special Fahrkarte that allows any number of journeys within a specified period.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.