The idea
Use die Fahrkarte for the nominative singular, die Fahrkarte for the accusative, der Fahrkarte for the dative, and der Fahrkarte for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Fahrkarten.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fahrkarte | die Fahrkarten |
| Akkusativ | die Fahrkarte | die Fahrkarten |
| Dativ | der Fahrkarte | den Fahrkarten |
| Genitiv | der Fahrkarte | der Fahrkarten |
Meaning and useful combinations
Fahrkarte is a ticket for public transport. Eintrittskarte is an admission ticket; the nouns are not interchangeable everywhere.
Useful combinations: eine Fahrkarte kaufen; die Fahrkarte zeigen; eine gültige Fahrkarte. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Fahrkartedie FahrkarteThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Fahrkarte. In the meaning taught here, Fahrkarte is feminine. The nominative plural is die Fahrkarten. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Fahrkarte gilt bis zur letzten Station.The ticket is valid to the final station.
- Ich kaufe die Fahrkarte am Automaten.I buy the ticket from the machine.
- Mit dieser Fahrkarte darf ich auch den Bus nehmen.I can also take the bus with this ticket.
- Der Preis der Fahrkarte steht unten rechts.The ticket price is at the bottom right.
- Die Fahrkarten für unsere Gruppe sind schon ausgedruckt.The tickets for our group are already printed.
- Auf den Fahrkarten steht jeweils ein Name.There is a name on each of the tickets.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Fahrkarte — die Fahrkarten. Fahrkarte is a ticket for public transport. Eintrittskarte is an admission ticket; the nouns are not interchangeable everywhere.
Try it yourself
___ Fahrkarte (der / die / das)
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die
die: Fahrkarte is feminine.
Plural: die Fahrkarte → die ___
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Fahrkarten
Fahrkarten: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Fahrkarte (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Fahrkarte.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Fahrkarte (der / die / das)
Plural: die Fahrkarte → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Fahrkarte (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Fahrkarte and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.