bewölkt
cloudy
Bewölkt (cloudy, overcast) is the German weather word for a sky covered in clouds. You'll hear it in forecasts and small talk: es ist bewölkt (it is cloudy) and der Himmel ist bewölkt (the sky is overcast). The spelling has an umlaut on the "o": it is bewölkt, not bewolkt. If you can't type the umlaut, write bewoelkt, never plain bewolkt.
The word started life as the past participle of the verb bewölken (to cloud over), and it is now used mainly as an adjective. When it describes a noun it takes regular endings: ein bewölkter Tag (a cloudy day), bei bewölktem Himmel (under a cloudy sky).
The phrase forecasters use most is teilweise bewölkt (partly cloudy). For lighter cloud cover you may also hear wolkig (cloudy), which comes from die Wolke (the cloud) and feels a touch less heavy than bewölkt. For a fully grey sky, bedeckt (overcast) is the strongest of the three.
Knowing the related weather words helps: sonnig (sunny), regnerisch (rainy), and neblig (foggy) all follow the same adjective pattern and show up in the same forecasts.
Pronunciation: "be-WÖLKT", with stress on the second syllable. The "ö" is the rounded front vowel, made by saying "eh" while rounding your lips. The "w" sounds like an English "v".
English
cloudy
Positive
bewölkt
Comparative
bewölkter
Superlative
am bewölktesten
Synonyms
Antonyms
bewölkt appears in the following vocabulary collections:
Der Himmel ist heute bewölkt.
The sky is cloudy today.
Simple main clause with the verb in position 2.
Es ist leicht bewölkt.
It is slightly cloudy.
Weather expression with 'es ist'.
Der bewölkte Morgen ist kalt.
The cloudy morning is cold.
Attributive adjective with correct ending.
- What does bewölkt mean in German?
- Bewölkt means "cloudy" or "overcast" in German. It is the standard weather word for a sky covered in clouds, used in phrases like es ist bewölkt (it is cloudy).
- Is it spelled bewolkt or bewölkt?
- The correct spelling is bewölkt, with an umlaut on the "o". The form bewolkt without the dots is a misspelling. If your keyboard has no umlaut, write it as bewoelkt, replacing the umlaut with "oe".
- How do you say "partly cloudy" in German?
- Teilweise bewölkt means "partly cloudy", the phrase you hear most in weather forecasts. Teilweise means "partly", so it literally reads as "partly clouded".
- What is the difference between bewölkt and wolkig?
- Both mean "cloudy". Wolkig comes from die Wolke (cloud) and suggests scattered or lighter clouds. Bewölkt suggests heavier, more complete cloud cover. For a fully grey sky, the stronger word is bedeckt (overcast).
- How do you pronounce bewölkt?
- Bewölkt is pronounced "be-WÖLKT", with stress on the second syllable. The "ö" is a rounded front vowel: say "eh" while rounding your lips. The "w" sounds like an English "v".