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How to Say ‘It seems to me’ in German

Das kommt mir vor

dahs komt meer for

[dahs komt meer for]

💬 Usage Tip: vorkommen "to seem" splits in a sentence, so the vor goes to the very end: Das kommt mir teuer vor "That seems expensive to me". If you hear a stray vor at the end, look back for kommt.

Phrase Breakdown

Das kommt

dahs komt

That comes

This is the start of the separable verb 'vorkommen'. 'Kommt' is the part that gets conjugated.

Example

Das kommt später.

That comes later.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

that / it

Can refer to a thing, item, or dish in front of you.

Example

Was ist das? Das Wort das can mean that or it.

What is that? The word das can mean that or it.

kommt

[komt]

comes (part of 'vorkommen': seems)

Here part of the separable verb 'vorkommen', meaning 'to seem' or 'to appear'.

Example

Der Preis kommt mir zu hoch vor.

The price seems too high to me.

mir vor

meer for

seems to me

'Jemandem vorkommen' means 'to seem to someone'. The prefix 'vor' goes to the end of the sentence.

Example

Es kommt mir komisch vor.

It seems strange to me.

Words in this phrase

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

vor

[for]

(separable prefix of 'vorkommen')

Separable prefix that goes to the end of the clause; together with 'kommt' it means 'seems'.

Example

Die Strecke kommt mir lang vor.

The route seems long to me.

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