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How to Say ‘That looks free.’ in German

Die sieht frei aus.

dee zeet fry ows

[dee zeet fry ows]

💬 Usage Tip: aussehen "to look" splits apart: sieht comes second and aus goes to the end. The pattern is reusable: Das sieht gut aus "That looks good".

🇩🇪 In Germany: Using die instead of sie to point at something is casual and very common in speech.

Phrase Breakdown

Die sieht

dee zeet

That one looks

Here 'die' means 'that one' (the nook). In 'sieht', the 's' sounds like 'z' and the 'h' is silent: 'zeet'.

Example

Die sieht schön aus.

That one looks nice.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

it / that one

Demonstrative pronoun referring back to a feminine noun.

Example

Die Jacke? Die ist neu.

The jacket? It's new.

sieht

[zeet]

looks

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

Example

Er sieht müde aus.

He looks tired.

frei aus.

fry ows

free / available.

'aussehen' (to look) is a separable verb, so 'aus' goes to the end. 'frei' rhymes with 'fry'.

Example

Der Stuhl sieht frei aus.

The chair looks free.

Words in this phrase

frei

[fry]

free / available

Used for appointment slots that are not yet taken.

Example

Der Termin ist noch frei.

The appointment is still available.

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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