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How to Say ‘You look great!’ in German

Du siehst toll aus!

doo zeest tol ows

[doo zeest tol ows]

💬 Usage Tip: aussehen "to look" splits apart: du siehst comes first and aus goes to the very end. Swap in other words: Du siehst müde aus "You look tired".

Phrase Breakdown

Du siehst

doo zeest

You look

This is the first half of the separable verb 'aussehen' (to look).

Example

Du siehst müde aus.

You look tired.

Words in this phrase

[doo]

the informal 'you' (du form)

As a noun, 'das Du' means the informal way of addressing someone.

Example

Wir sind jetzt per Du.

We now use first names / informal 'you'.

siehst

[zeest]

look (you look), from 'aussehen'

The du-form of 'sehen'. Together with 'aus' at the end of the sentence, it forms 'aussehen', meaning to look or appear a certain way.

Example

Du siehst heute sehr elegant aus.

You look very elegant today.

toll aus!

tol ows

great!

'toll' means great. 'aus' is the separable prefix and goes to the end.

Example

Das sieht toll aus!

That looks great!

Words in this phrase

toll

[tol]

great / fantastic

Informal adjective expressing enthusiasm.

Example

Der Film war toll.

The film was great.

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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