abonniert
The English phrase subscribed is translated into German as abonniert.
The term abonniert is used for both digital subscriptions, such as YouTube channels or newsletters and physical subscriptions like newspapers or magazines. When discussing social media platforms like Twitter or Instagram, the term folgen is often used instead. To express the act of subscribing to a newsletter, you can use the phrase sich anmelden für.
How does it change in a sentence?
abonniert is the past participle of the verb abonnieren and is used to form the perfect tense, such as in ich habe abonniert.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers might mistakenly use the preposition zu after abonniert (for example, zu einem Kanal abonniert), but in German, the verb is transitive and takes a direct accusative object without a preposition.
Did you know?
- In historical German contexts, an Abonnent was not just a customer but often a patron of the arts who funded a writer's work in advance.
- The word abonnieren follows a pattern where German adopts French verbs but adds the typical German suffix -ieren to make them fit the language's grammar.
- Unlike English, where you can 'subscribe' to a philosophy or a way of thinking, abonnieren is almost exclusively used for services, media and products.
Examples in context
- Maria hat Toms Kanal abonniert.Mary subscribed to Tom's channel.Tatoeba #12483104 by Waldelfe, translation #5899228 by tvindy
- Ich habe eine Zeitung abonniert.I subscribed to a newspaper.Tatoeba #3887932 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #3887927 by AlanF_US
- Welche Zeitungen hast du abonniert?What newspapers have you subscribed to?Tatoeba #1190251 by Esperantostern, translation #2933930 by astyng
- Sie haben unseren Newsletter erfolgreich abonniert.You have successfully subscribed to our newsletter.
- Ich habe mich für deinen YouTube-Kanal angemeldet.I have subscribed to your YouTube channel.
- Ich melde mich für den Newsletter an.I am subscribing to the newsletter.
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Julian and Julia are sitting in a cafe talking about digital content.
- JulianHast du diesen Podcast schon abonniert?Have you subscribed to this podcast already?
- JuliaJa, ich habe ihn gestern abonniert.Yes, I subscribed to it yesterday.
- JulianGut, dann verpasst du keine Folge mehr.Good, then you won't miss any more episodes.
- JuliaDanke für den Tipp, Julian.Thanks for the tip, Julian.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
