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Verkehrsverbund
Eine Fahrkarte für eine kurze Fahrt kostet weniger Geld.
A ticket for a short journey costs less money.
Eine Fahrkarte für eine weite Fahrt kostet mehr Geld.
A ticket for a long journey costs more money.
7 words above A1
ticket (for public transport)
plural: die Fahrkarten
fare ticket
kurze← kurz
short (in distance or time)
declined form of 'kurz'
short, quick, brief; short; short, concise, succinct (of words or writing)
journey, trip
plural: die Fahrten
drive; ride; journey
kostet← kosten
costs
3rd person singular of 'kosten'
to cost; to taste, try (sample the flavor of something); costs
weniger← wenig
less
comparative form of 'wenig'
little, few (a small amount, a small number)
money
no plural in this context
weite← weit
long (in distance), far
declined form of 'weit'
wide; large; far, distant (of the past or future)
Grammar in this text
Prepositional phrase with 'für' + accusative
für eine kurze Fahrt
The preposition 'für' (for) is followed by the accusative case. Here 'eine kurze Fahrt' is in the accusative, showing what the ticket is for.
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