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How to Say ‘How does it look?’ in German

Wie sieht es aus?

vee zeet es ows

[vee zeet es ows]

💬 Usage Tip: The verb aussehen splits, so aus goes to the very end. Reusable for any date: Wie sieht es am Samstag aus?

Phrase Breakdown

Wie sieht

vee zeet

How does (it) look

This part comes from 'aussehen' (to look). The verb is separable, so 'sieht' comes second. The 's' in 'sieht' sounds like an English 'z'.

Example

Wie sieht dein Tag aus?

What does your day look like?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

Question word meaning "how".

Example

Wie heißt du?

What is your name?

sieht

[zeet]

looks

Part of the phrase wie sieht ... aus?, meaning what something looks like.

Example

Und wie sieht der Stil aus im finalen Schnitt?

And what does the style look like in the final edit?

es aus?

es ows

it look?

'aus' is the separable prefix and goes to the end. Link 'es' and 'aus' together.

Example

Wie sieht es morgen aus?

How does tomorrow look?

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

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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