"Das sieht alles blau aus."

Translation: All of that looks blue.

[frostwurm]

I think aussehen is the actual verb which means "to look like" and "aus" is a separable prefix. In most cases, the separable prefix goes to the end of the sentence.

[beaudavenport]

Thanks!

[beaudavenport]

Can someone break down this sentence for me, please? :)

[porquepuedo]

So you have alles blau with sieht aus wrapped around it. Sieht aus [when wrapped around something] means looks like.

Das [that] sieht aus [looks like] alles blau [all blue]

= that (all) looks blue

= all of that looks blue

[QuintanillaJon]

It's like you just did math with words! :)

[ChelseyDavidson]

Thank you so much. This was so clear and coherent for me.

[pine_forest94]

Literal translation would be...
"That looks all blue like"?

[salgsalg]

But "all blue" = "alle blau" (because all = alle)...then why alles is used in the sentence?

[Arnoud90]

"das" as "this" is not correct?

[LadyV.]

I have the same question. "This is all blue" is not correct, suggested: "That is all blue". Don't get it...

[BillDornan]

I agree

[username9009]

Is this just a random duo sentence, or perhaps an idiom?

[AaronWalle2]

I put "That looks all blue." Marked incorrect. Could that be correct or is there a reason that "alles" is applying specifically to "that" (i.e. "that all looks blue" or "all of that")?

[GKFX]

Now accepted, although it's an awkward phrasing.

[Johnburnsred]

That was a curveball..

[jmilanezi]

Although I was guessing, my answer was not much incorrect: 'Everything seems to be blue'. Though, Duoling took me one heart out.

[JJ1856]

'It looks like everything is blue' lost me a heart

[analoulipo]

all of that seems blue is not correct?

[djordje.bo]

I hate when DL gives examples like this, whith not much logic sense. And then after all 'this' and 'looks like' is not acceptable...! Grrrrrrr

[Ehsan]

"das" here is demonstrative pronoun I guess. the verb is "aussehen".
another correct solution: that looks all blue.

[VirgilSchmidt]

So is "Alles sieht blue aus" not a good sentence? Frankly, it doesn't sound great.

[geekns]

Is this the same as "That all looks blue"?

[cacophonyforever]

Is "Everything I see is blue" incorrect?

[r3ck0rd]

Wait, can't "das" also mean "it"? I answered "All of it seems blue."

[AaronWalle2]

I'm not sure, but "es" is the more specific equivalent for "it".

[Italeta1]

"Everything looks blue" is also an acceptable translation, apparently.

[JenniferYu18]

"All of that looks blue" and "That looks all blue" are both acceptable answers, yet their meanings are quite different. Which one is correct? Thanks.

[BillDornan]

All of that looks blue was marked incorrect

[Sam886162]

"All of that appears blue" was the not the OK?

[MatthewPJohnson]

Ah yes, the separable verb thing again without any explanation as to how, when or why it happens.

[DemianNox]

Could it be "That looks all blue"?

[Deutschland_1_]

I have problem with das and alles. Why alles is there?

[bhnbhushan]

Would "That looks completely blue" work here?

[that_beatle_gurl]

Could it be "das alles sieht blau aus"?

[ZachPutland]

Is this an Eiffel 65 reference?

[Sophie226801]

Because I'm an idiot, I keep interpreting this as "that all looks blue" rather than "all of that looks blue"! Help!

[MariaLaBen]

Word order doesn't seem to help. We just have to do some "wild guessing" , get punished for not guessing correctly and finally learn the right answer by heart.