A1 Nature

die Wolke

cloud

/ˈvɔlkə/
Plural
die Wolken
Die Wolke zieht langsam über den blauen Himmel. The cloud moves slowly across the blue sky.
The four cases
CaseSingularPlural
nominativdie Wolkedie Wolken
akkusativdie Wolkedie Wolken
dativder Wolkeden Wolken
genitivder Wolkeder Wolken
A memory tip

Two-syllable nouns ending in -e are feminine over 90% of the time (die Wolke, die Welle, die Sonne).

Useful expressions

aus allen Wolken fallen

auf Wolke sieben schweben

Your own memory picture

A few lines will do.

What does cloud look like to you?

  • der· blue
  • die· red
  • das· green

No drawing skills needed.

The word in real life

When Germans say “Wolke”

Wolke means one visible cloud. Bewölkung describes the overall cloud cover.

Do not mix them up

der Nebel

A Wolke floats in the sky; Nebel is essentially a cloud at ground level.

A tiny dialogue

Mia: Siehst du die dunkle Wolke?Do you see the dark cloud?

Felix: Ja, wir sollten einen Schirm mitnehmen.Yes, we should take an umbrella.