Субтитры слишком мелкие.

The subtitles are too small.

Breakdown of Субтитры слишком мелкие.

• слишком: too
• мелкий: small
• субтитры: the subtitles

Questions & Answers about Субтитры слишком мелкие.

Why is there no word for are in this sentence?

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Субтитры слишком мелкие. = The subtitles are too small.

But in the past or future, forms of быть do appear:

• Субтитры были слишком мелкими. = The subtitles were too small.
• Субтитры будут слишком мелкими. = The subtitles will be too small.

So the missing are is completely normal.

Why is it мелкие and not мелкий?

Because субтитры is plural, and the adjective has to agree with it.

Agreement here is:

• субтитр → singular
• субтитры → plural

So:

• Субтитр слишком мелкий. = The subtitle is too small.
• Субтитры слишком мелкие. = The subtitles are too small.

Russian adjectives change form to match the noun in number, and often also in gender and case.

What exactly does слишком mean here?