Polyglot Dictionary

Fahrkarte

/ˈfaːɐ̯ˌkaʁtə/

die noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Fahrkarten

Meaning

  1. ticket (for a train, bus, or tram)

    • Wo kann ich eine Fahrkarte kaufen?

      Where can I buy a ticket?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fahr- ride-, drive- (stem of fahren, to travel by vehicle)
  • Karte card

Similar words

Ticket

Ticket (English loanword) has spread widely, especially for flights and events. Fahrkarte stays the standard word specifically for public transport — trains, buses, trams.

Practice

1 What does Fahrkarte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wo kann ich eine ___ kaufen?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fahrkarte?

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