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How to Say "subtitled" in Spanish

The Spanish word forsubtitledis subtituladoA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
adjectiveA2
referring to a video with text at the bottom
A television screen showing a landscape with small speech bubbles at the bottom representing dialogue.

Examples

Prefiero ver las películas en versión original con el contenido subtitulado.

I prefer watching movies in the original version with subtitled content.

El vídeo no está subtitulado al español.

The video is not subtitled in Spanish.

Este documental está subtitulado para personas con problemas de audición.

This documentary is captioned for people with hearing difficulties.

Matching the Noun

This word must change to 'subtitulada' if the thing you are describing is feminine, like 'una película subtitulada' (a subtitled movie).

Describing the State

Use the verb 'estar' (to be) when saying a video IS subtitled, because it describes a current condition: 'El vídeo está subtitulado'.

Using the wrong 'to be'

Mistake:El filme es subtitulado.

Correction: El filme está subtitulado. We use 'estar' because being subtitled is a state or characteristic of that specific copy of the film.

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