überträgt

Überträgt is the third-person singular present indicative form of the German verb übertragen. The verb has several related meanings depending on context, including to transfer or carry something from one place to another, to transmit or relay signals or data, to broadcast a program, to transfer rights or property, and to translate or adapt a text. In many contexts, it also conveys the sense of conveying information or meaning from one medium or person to another.

Usage notes: In technology and communications, überträgt is used for transmitting data or signals (zum Beispiel: Die Daten werden automatisch übertragen). In media, a program can be übertragen (broadcast). In law or business, rights, property, or responsibilities can be übertragen (eine Lizenz auf jemanden übertragen). In biology or medicine, diseases or traits can be übertragen (Die Krankheit wird auf den Menschen übertragen). The verb can also express translating or rendering a work into another language or form (eine Gedicht ins Deutsche übertragen).

Grammatical details: Überträgt is a regular verb form in the present tense. Related forms include übertrug (simple past) and hat übertragen (present perfect). The passive voice is wird übertragen (present/future) and the perfect passive is ist übertragen worden. The noun form is Übertragung, and related terms include Überträger (transmitter, vector) and Übertragung.

Etymology and semantics: Derivation from über- (over, across) and tragen (to carry) reflects the overarching idea of “bearing something across” in various senses. The term appears across technology, law, media, and biology, illustrating its broad applicability in German.