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How to Say ‘That looks green.’ in German

Das sieht grün aus.

dahs zeet groon ows

[dahs zeet groon ows]

💬 Usage Tip: aussehen "to look (like)" splits in a sentence, and the aus moves to the very end: Du siehst müde aus "You look tired."

Phrase Breakdown

Das sieht

dahs zeet

that looks

From the separable verb 'aussehen' (to look, to appear). 'Sieht' has a long 'ie', and the 's' sounds like English 'z'.

Example

Das sieht gut aus.

That looks good.

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.

sieht

[zeet]

looks

"Sieht" is the third-person singular form of "sehen", to see or look.

Example

Er sieht müde aus.

He looks tired.

grün aus.

groon ows

green (looks)

'Aus' is the separable prefix of 'aussehen' and goes to the end of the sentence. 'Grün' has a long 'ü'.

Example

Der Salat sieht grün aus.

The salad looks green.

Words in this phrase

grün

[groon]

green

The color green as a noun (das Grün).

Example

Das Grün gefällt mir.

I like the green.

aus

[ows]

(part of 'aussehen')

Separable prefix of aussehen, 'to look/appear', moved to the end.

Example

Sie sehen heute besser aus.

You look better today.

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