German Grammar – The sky is cloudy 🇩🇪

Der Himmel ____ wolkig

In the sentence “Der Himmel ____ wolkig,” the correct verb to fill in the blank is “ist,” which translates to “is” in English. This verb is necessary to form a simple present-tense statement in German. The subject “Der Himmel” (the sky) is singular and third person, which requires the singular third-person form of the verb “sein” (to be). In this case, “sein” is conjugated to “ist.”

The structure of a basic sentence in German typically follows the subject-verb-object pattern, similar to English. Since the subject here is “Der Himmel,” and the adjective describing the subject is “wolkig” (cloudy), you need the appropriate form of “sein” to link the subject and the adjective, which describes the state of the subject. The verb “sein” changes according to the subject number and person:

First person singular (I am): ich bin

Second person singular (you are, informal): du bist

Third person singular (he/she/it is): er/sie/es ist

First person plural (we are): wir sind

Second person plural (you are, formal/informal): ihr seid/Sie sind

Third person plural (they are): sie sind

Since “Der Himmel” is third person singular (it), “ist” is the correct form of the verb to use. Therefore, “Der Himmel ist wolkig” correctly translates to “The sky is cloudy.”

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