"Who does the child resemble?"

Translation: Vem liknar barnet?

[andyiseman]

Does "Vem liknar barnet?" not mean "Who looks like the child?" rather than "Who does the child resemble?", and if not, where does the difference lie.

[Lundgren8]

It can mean both actually. The difference lies in context and intonation.

[AmbassadorTigger]

Could you explain the difference in intonation?

[ErixTheRed]

This would seem like a huge issue, especially with other verbs.

[Lundgren8]

As I said, context and intonation takes care of that, so it’s not a huge issue.

[Metlieb]

I didn't try, but woul that be acceted, too: "Hur wem ser barnet ut som"?

[Arnauti]

No, that doesn't work. Both hur and vem are question words, so it would be too much. Like how who does the child look like would be in English.

[Metlieb]

Makes sense. I just assumed it would work because you can ask it that way in German. But is there a way of forming the question with "se ut som"?

[Lundgren8]

You could say Vem ser barnet ut som? for example.

[JoonasD6]

I tried that but sadly the answer wasn't accepted

[Metlieb]

Thanks a lot! :)

[deb656405]

How would you say "who resembles the child?"

[wainwra]

see above. the same way. potential ambiguity, resolved by context