"They look upset, but why?"

Translation: Ils ont l'air contrariés, mais pourquoi ?

[Sandtunic]

I said as suggested but with contrarié instead of contrariéS. Accepted, but said I had a typo. Shouldn't contrarié agree with l'air i.e. singular?

[Jojo553168]

Good question.
Both should be accepted in this context.
https://www.projet-voltaire.fr/regles-orthographe/elle-a-l-air-serieux-ou-elle-a-l-air-serieuse/

[deb929948]

I don't understand why there is an "s" on contrariés. The verb is avoir and not être so I'm confused. Can anyone help me?

[aussie3931]

Hi Deb. Have a look at this page: https://yolainebodin.com/the-language-nook/french/avoir-l-air-followed-by-adjective

[Rostellan]

That's very useful; have a lingot! In this particular case, it could be either!

[DianaM]

Oh là là, comme c'est compliqué!

[aussie3931]

I tried 'Ils semblent être contrariés, mais pourquoi ? This was not accepted. Should it be?

[Nikhilrkutty]

I tried semblent without 'etre' and it was accepted

[Nikhilrkutty]

I tried 'semblent' without 'etre' and it was accepted