YouTube
/ˈjuːt(j)uːp/neuter
YouTube is the German name for the video-sharing website YouTube.
YouTube refers to the video-sharing platform. You can also use the related verb youtuben to mean either searching for and viewing something on the site or uploading a video to the site.
Meaning: a video-sharing website (name)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
YouTube is a neuter noun. When you use YouTube as a modifier for another noun, such as Kanal (channel), you typically join them with a hyphen to create a compound noun like YouTube-Kanal. The colloquial verb youtuben follows standard weak verb conjugation, such as ich youtube or er youtube't.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈjuːt(j)uːp/
Did you know?
- The verb youtuben allows Germans to describe the act of content creation and consumption with one word, whereas English usually requires phrases like 'uploading to YouTube'.
- German users often combine YouTube with other nouns to create highly specific terms like YouTube-Star, which has become a recognized social category in Germany.
- The German verb youtuben is an example of 'Verbification', where an English noun is transformed into a standard German weak verb to describe a specific digital action.
Examples in context
- Tom hat einen Youtube-Kanal.Tom has a Youtube channel.This sentence shows how to use YouTube to refer to a channel.Tatoeba #8298489 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #6303745 by Hybrid
- Hast du einen Youtube-Kanal?Do you have a YouTube channel?This sentence uses YouTube to ask about someone's channel.Tatoeba #10695678 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #3618025 by Hybrid
- Youtube ist nicht erreichbar.YouTube is down.This sentence shows how to use YouTube to state that the site is unavailable.Tatoeba #8320041 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #7302942 by Hybrid
- 42 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Julia and Felix are talking about learning a new hobby.
- JuliaIch lerne das gerade über YouTube.I am learning that via YouTube right now.
- FelixGibt es dort gute Tutorials?Are there good tutorials there?
- JuliaJa, YouTube hat wirklich alles.Yes, YouTube really has everything.
- FelixDann schicke mir bitte den Link.Then please send me the link.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “youtube” translations and entries YouTube, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
