abonnieren
/abɔˈniːʁən/
To subscribe in German is abonnieren.
abonnieren is used to describe paying for the provision of a service. It is also the standard term used on German social media platforms, such as YouTube, when referring to subscribing to a channel.
Meaning: to pay for the provision of a service (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun form of the verb abonnieren is das Abonnement. To form the perfect tense, you use the past participle abonniert.
How do you pronounce it?
/abɔˈniːʁən/
Did you know?
- The term Abo-Falle translates to 'subscription trap'. It describes a common scam where a free trial automatically converts into a high-priced paid subscription that is difficult to cancel.
- The German verb abonnieren is a direct linguistic descendant of the French word abonner, following a common pattern where German adopts sophisticated administrative or commercial terms from French.
- In German, you do not 'subscribe to' a person in a social sense, but you abonnieren their content. If you want to say you are 'following' someone's life or updates, you use folgen.
Examples in context
- Daumen nach oben und abonnieren!Like and subscribe.Tatoeba #10371743 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #10371276 by shekitten
- Abonnieren Sie unseren YouTube-Kanal.Subscribe to our YouTube channel.Tatoeba #10324829 by wannieh, translation #8069614 by OsoHombre
- Sie wünschen weitere Informationen über unsere Aktivitäten? Abonnieren Sie unseren Newsletter.You want more information about our activities? Subscribe to our newsletter.Tatoeba #738135 by Manfredo, translation #459014 by sacredceltic
- Sie können unseren Newsletter abonnieren, um stets auf dem neuesten Stand zu bleiben.You can subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date.
- Melden Sie sich für unseren exklusiven Service an.Sign up for our exclusive service.
- Du kannst unserem Blog folgen, um die neuesten Artikel zu erhalten.You can follow our blog to get the latest articles.
- Trag dich in unsere Mailingliste ein, um Rabatte zu erhalten.Enter your details in our mailing list to receive discounts.
Example conversation
Hannah and Maximilian are talking about a streaming service.
- HannahWillst du diesen Streaming-Dienst abonnieren?Do you want to subscribe to this streaming service?
- MaximilianJa, aber es ist leider sehr teuer.Yes, but unfortunately it is very expensive.
- HannahWir können es zusammen abonnieren.We can subscribe together.
- MaximilianDas ist eine gute Idee, Hannah!That is a good idea, Hannah!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry abonnieren, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries abonnieren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
