Questions & Answers about Die Fahrkarte ist teuer.
Is the word Fahrkarte related to the verb fahren?
Yes! It is a compound word made of fahren (to drive or ride) and die Karte (the card or ticket). Since we are currently learning about vowel changes, remember that fahren takes an umlaut in the 'you' and 'he/she/it' forms: du fährst, er fährt.
Since die Fahrkarte is feminine, why doesn't the adjective teuer get an ending?
In German, adjectives only get an extra ending when they come directly in front of the noun, like in die teure Fahrkarte (notice how teuer drops its middle 'e' when it gets an ending). When the adjective comes after a verb like ist to describe the noun, it just stays in its basic dictionary form: teuer.
I sometimes hear people say das Ticket. Can I use that instead of die Fahrkarte?
Yes, das Ticket is very common in modern German. However, die Fahrkarte is specifically used for ground public transport like trains and buses. Das Ticket can be used for transport too, but it is also the word used for flights, concerts, and movies.
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