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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.
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'.
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'der Titel' and 'der Untertitel' look similar, but they do not mean the same thing. 'Titel' is the main name of a book, film, song, or text. 'Untertitel' can be an additional second title that explains the main title more precisely. In films, 'Untertitel' also means the text at the bottom of the screen that translates or transcribes speech. The confusion happens easily because both words have to do with names and texts. Remember: the 'Titel' is central, while the 'Untertitel' adds to it or appears at the bottom of a film.
Sie schaut den Film mit deutschen Untertiteln, weil sie nicht alles versteht.
She watches the film with German subtitles because she does not understand everything.
Leon sucht für sein Projekt noch einen passenden Titel.
Leon is still looking for a suitable title for his project.