está nublado
/esta nublado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "it is cloudy" is expressed in Spanish as está nublado.
Use this phrase to describe the weather when the sky is covered with clouds.
What does it mean word for word?
The word nublado is the past participle of the verb nublar (to cloud), acting here as an adjective.
How does it change in a sentence?
This phrase uses the verb estar because weather conditions are considered temporary states in Spanish. To describe the current weather state, you must use está nublado rather than es nublado, which is grammatically incorrect.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use es nublado to describe the weather. Instead, use está nublado to correctly indicate the temporary state of the sky.
Did you know?
- To say the sky is very cloudy or overcast, Spanish speakers may use está encapotado, which literally suggests the sky is wearing a 'cap' or 'hood'.
- The verb nublarse can be used to describe a person's eyes filling with tears, as if a cloud were passing over them.
- The word nublado shares a root with the English word 'nebula', which refers to a cosmic cloud of gas and dust in space.
Examples in context
- Está nublado y con niebla.It is cloudy and foggy.This sentence is useful for describing a day that is both cloudy and foggy using está nublado.Tatoeba #11157391 by carlosalberto, translation #11157347 by carlosalberto
- El pronóstico indica que estará nublado durante todo el día.The forecast indicates it will be cloudy all day.
- Hoy hay nubes en el cielo, por lo que el sol no se ve.Today there are clouds in the sky, so the sun isn't visible.
- No podemos ver las estrellas porque el cielo está cubierto de nubes.We can't see the stars because the sky is covered in clouds.
- No se ve ni una estrella, el cielo está lleno de nubes.We can't see a single star, the sky is full of clouds.
- Hoy está nublado.It is cloudy today.
Example conversation
María and Alejandro are checking the weather before a walk.
- María¿Quieres ir al parque, Alejandro?Do you want to go to the park, Alejandro?
- AlejandroNo sé, parece que está nublado.I don't know, it looks like it is cloudy.
- MaríaEs cierto, el cielo está gris.It's true, the sky is gray.
- AlejandroMejor nos quedamos en casa.Better if we stay at home.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
