subtitle
der Untertitel, die Untertitel
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subtitle
Text displayed at the bottom of a film image or television program to translate or transcribe the spoken dialogue.
Ich schaue Filme am liebsten in der Originalsprache mit deutschen Untertiteln.
I prefer watching films in the original language with German subtitles.
subtitle
A second, supplementary title of a book, article, or work that explains or specifies the main title in more detail.
Der Titel des Berichts lautet 'Klimawandel', der Untertitel 'Eine globale Herausforderung'.
The title of the report is 'Climate Change', and the subtitle is 'A Global Challenge'.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Untertitel |
| genitive | des Untertitels |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Untertitel | die Untertitel |
| accusative | den Untertitel | die Untertitel |
| dative | dem Untertitel | den Untertiteln |
| genitive | des Untertitels | der Untertitel |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is made up of 'unter' (under) and 'Titel' (title). This structure fits both meanings: the text that appears 'under' the film image, and the title that appears 'under' the main title of a book.
Der Untertitel erklärt oft den Inhalt des Buches genauer.
The subtitle often explains the content of the book more precisely.
You can easily tell which meaning is intended from the context. If people are talking about 'Film' (film), 'Serie' (series), or 'Video' (video), they mean the text displayed on screen. If it is about 'Buch' (book), 'Artikel' (article), or 'Bericht' (report), the supplementary title is meant.
Bei diesem Film kannst du die Untertitel in mehreren Sprachen auswählen.
In this film, you can choose the subtitles in several languages.
In the film context, typical phrases are: watching a film 'mit Untertiteln' (with subtitles), 'die Untertitel einschalten' (to turn on the subtitles) or 'ausschalten' (to turn them off), and asking about the language, e.g. 'deutsche Untertitel' (German subtitles).
Kannst du bitte die englischen Untertitel einschalten?
Could you please turn on the English subtitles?
When talking about books or articles, formulations like 'der Untertitel lautet...' (the subtitle is...) or 'ein Werk mit dem Untertitel...' (a work with the subtitle...) are often used.
Das Buch trägt den Untertitel 'Eine Reise durch die moderne Kunst'.
The book bears the subtitle 'A Journey Through Modern Art'.
