No. 10,294 in German
postkarten
Postkarten: postcards.
In a sentence
Ich habe während meines Urlaubs viele Postkarten gekauft.
I bought many postcards during my vacation.
Here, 'Postkarten' is used as a plural noun indicating the items purchased.
Das ist eine Postkarte, die ich von meinem Freund erhalten habe.
This is a postcard I received from my friend.
In this sentence, 'Postkarte' is singular and refers to a specific postcard received.
Kannst du die Postkarten bitte abholen?
Can you please pick up the postcards?
Here, 'Postkarten' is used to refer to multiple postcards that need to be picked up.
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