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free ticket
An admission ticket for an event (e.g., cinema, concert, theater) that you do not have to pay for.
Ich habe zwei Freikarten für das Konzert am Samstag gewonnen.
I won two free tickets for the concert on Saturday.
The word is a simple compound of 'frei' (free) and 'die Karte' (ticket). It literally means a 'free ticket,' that is, an admission ticket that costs nothing.
Für die Premiere des Films gibt es keine Tickets zu kaufen, sondern nur Freikarten.
There are no tickets to buy for the film premiere, only free tickets.
Common verbs used with 'Freikarte' (free ticket) are 'bekommen' (to get), 'gewinnen' (to win), 'verlosen' (to raffle off), or 'haben' (to have).
Ich hatte Glück und habe beim Radiogewinnspiel zwei Freikarten gewonnen.
I was lucky and won two free tickets in the radio contest.
To say what the free ticket is valid for, you use the preposition 'für' followed by the accusative.
Hast du noch eine Freikarte für das Fußballspiel am Sonntag?
Do you still have a free ticket for the football match on Sunday?
ticket
'das Ticket' and 'die Freikarte' can both be a ticket for an event. 'Ticket' is the general term: you can buy one or receive one. 'Freikarte' is more specific and means that you do not have to pay for admission. Learners may confuse the words because a 'Freikarte' is also a type of ticket. If the price does not matter, 'Ticket' fits; if it is explicitly free, you say 'Freikarte'.
Paul durfte ins Theater, weil er eine Freikarte gewonnen hatte.
Paul was allowed to go to the theater because he had won a free ticket.
Für das Konzert habe ich mein Ticket schon online gekauft.
I have already bought my ticket for the concert online.