übersät sein mit
covered in / strewn with
To be covered in something or have very many things spread over it.
EXAMPLE
Der Strand war mit bunten Muscheln übersät.
The beach was strewn with colorful seashells.
übersät
covered in / strewn with
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry übersät, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | übersät |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to übersät.
After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to übersät.
Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to übersät.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Übersät' (covered in / strewn with) is the participle of the verb 'übersäen' (to sow all over) and is related to 'säen' (to sow). The image is that something is 'besät' (sown) so densely that many things are spread across a surface.
EXAMPLE
Der Berghang war mit gelben Blüten übersät.
The mountainside was covered in yellow flowers.
Fixed preposition
'Übersät' (covered in / strewn with) very often occurs with 'mit' (with) and the dative. The surface or person is named as the subject, followed by the things that are present on or over it in large numbers.
EXAMPLE
Die alte Mauer war mit tiefen Rissen übersät.
The old wall was covered in deep cracks.
Typical collocations
Typical phrases include 'mit Sternen übersät' (covered in stars), 'mit Narben übersät' (covered in scars), and 'mit Löchern übersät' (full of holes). The word often describes a surface, a body, or a visible area.
EXAMPLE
Sein Gesicht war mit kleinen Narben übersät.
His face was covered in small scars.
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