noun
parking ticket, parking fine
B1
Strafzettel (der) means a parking ticket or parking fine issued for illegal parking. It’s a noun with identical plural 'Strafzettel'. Commonly used in traffic enforcement; you receive 'einen Strafzettel' often left on the windshield. No special preposition. Note genitive singular des Strafzettels.
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Der Fahrer bekam einen Strafzettel, weil er sein Auto vor der Feuerwehrzufahrt parkte.
The driver received a parking ticket because he parked his car in front of the fire station access.
Ich habe einen Strafzettel bekommen, weil ich falsch geparkt habe.
I got a parking ticket because I parked incorrectly.
Der Strafzettel kostete ihn 20 Euro.
The parking fine cost him 20 euros.
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Picture a bright yellow note stuck to a car window with 'Strafzettel' written on it
Sounds like 'straf' + 'zettel' — imagine a 'straf' stamp on a little 'note' (zettel)
der -> 'Der' starts with D like 'Dad' (male) to remember masculine gender
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A common term for the paper notice/ticket left on a vehicle for parking violations. Plural is usually identical: die Strafzettel.