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How to Say ‘That seems like quite a lot to me’ in German

Das kommt mir ziemlich viel vor

dahs komt meer TSEEM-likh feel for

[dahs komt meer TSEEM-likh feel for]

🇩🇪 In Germany: A polite, indirect way to question a price: you're giving your impression, not accusing anyone. It opens a discussion without making the driver defensive.

Phrase Breakdown

Das kommt mir

dahs komt meer

That seems to me

This is the first half of 'vorkommen' (to seem). 'Mir' means 'to me'.

Example

Das kommt mir bekannt vor.

That seems familiar to me.

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]

seems (part of 'vorkommen')

With 'vor', 'vorkommen' means 'to seem' to someone.

Example

Das kommt mir komisch vor.

That seems strange to me.

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.

ziemlich viel vor

TSEEM-likh feel for

like quite a lot

'Ziemlich' means 'quite' or 'rather', and 'viel' means 'a lot'. 'Vor' completes the verb.

Example

Das ist ziemlich viel Geld.

That's quite a lot of money.

Words in this phrase

ziemlich

[TSEEM-likh]

quite; rather

Adverb softening or intensifying an adjective, like 'pretty'.

Example

Es ist ziemlich kalt.

It's quite cold.

viel

[feel]

a lot

Means often, much, or to a great extent depending on context.

Example

Die Kollegen helfen einander viel.

The colleagues help each other a lot.

vor

[for]

(separable part of 'vorkommen')

Prefix of 'vorkommen' moved to the end of the clause.

Example

Er kommt mir müde vor.

He seems tired to me.

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