Breakdown of Det ser ud som om tvillingerne er helt identiske.
være
to be
det
it (neuter)
helt
completely
se ud
to look (appear)
som om
as if
tvillingen
the twin
identisk
identical
Questions & Answers about Det ser ud som om tvillingerne er helt identiske.
Why is the word "identiske" used here instead of "samme", since they both mean "the same"?
While this lesson focuses on samme (the same), we use identiske (identical) or ens (alike) when comparing two separate people or things. Samme usually means the exact same singular item or person (like "the exact same shirt I wore yesterday"). You wouldn't say the twins are samme because they are two distinct people.
How does the phrase "ser ud som om" break down piece by piece?
This is a very common fixed expression. Ser ud means "looks" or "appears", and som om means "as if". Put together, Det ser ud som om translates smoothly to "It looks as if" or "It looks like".
Why does "identiske" end with an -e?
It describes tvillingerne (the twins), which is a plural noun. In Danish, adjectives must agree in number with the noun they describe, so the base word identisk gets an -e added to the end for the plural form.
Why is it "helt" with a -t instead of just "hel"?
The root word is the adjective hel (whole or complete). By adding a -t, it becomes the adverb helt (completely). We need the adverb form here because it is describing how identical they are, rather than describing a noun.
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