c/german · by nulluser@lemmy.world · 251d"Es regnet" vs "Es ist bewölkt" Why use "ist" in one but not the other? 3 points · 3 comments · view on lemmy.world
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KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 251d
"Regnen" in German is a verb, while "bewölkt" is an adjective. Since you need a verb to make a complete sentence, you add "ist"
nulluser@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 251d
Ahhh, thanks. That's confusing, since in English they both have "is". It is raining. It is cloudy.
kaulquappus@feddit.org · 2 pts · 215d
To add on to the response: The verb corresponding to "bewölkt" is "sich bewölken".
So you could say
"Der Himmel bewölkt sich." = The sky is getting cloudy.
or
"Es bewölkt sich." = It is getting cloudy.