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music video
A short film that visually accompanies and interprets a piece of music and is often produced for promotional purposes.
Das Musikvideo zu diesem Lied wurde in den isländischen Bergen gedreht.
The music video for this song was filmed in the Icelandic mountains.
The word is a simple compound of 'die Musik' (music) and 'das Video' (video). The gender of the word is determined by the second part, 'das Video'.
Im Fernsehen läuft gerade eine Sendung mit den besten Musikvideos der 90er Jahre.
There's a show on TV right now with the best music videos of the 90s.
Common verbs used in connection with 'Musikvideo' describe its creation or consumption. Typical ones are: 'ein Musikvideo drehen' (to shoot a music video), 'produzieren' (to produce), 'veröffentlichen' (to release), or 'sich ansehen' (to watch).
Die Band hat gerade ein neues Musikvideo veröffentlicht.
The band has just released a new music video.
To assign a music video to a particular song or artist, the preposition 'zu' (+ dative) is used.
Hast du das neue Musikvideo zu ihrem aktuellen Song schon gesehen?
Have you already seen the new music video for their latest song?
video
'Video' and 'Musikvideo' both have to do with moving images on a screen. 'Video' is the general term for many kinds of recordings. A 'Musikvideo' is a special kind of video: it belongs to a song and shows images, scenes, or a story to the music. Learners may confuse the words because every music video is a video. But not every video is a music video. When music and a song are the focus, 'Musikvideo' is more precise.
Herr Hoffmann sieht sich heute das neue Musikvideo seiner Lieblingsband an.
Mr. Hoffmann is watching his favorite band's new music video today.
Johanna hat ihrer Familie ein Video vom Urlaub geschickt.
Johanna sent her family a video from her vacation.