Breakdown of Die Fassade aus Glas und Beton sieht kalt aus.
und
and
aus
from / out of (made of)
kalt
cold
aussehen
to look (appear)
Questions & Answers about Die Fassade aus Glas und Beton sieht kalt aus.
Since this lesson is about extended participle attributes, how would we rewrite this sentence to include one?
You could add a past participle like gebaute (built) and move the description in front of the noun: Die aus Glas und Beton gebaute Fassade sieht kalt aus. The current sentence uses a simpler approach by placing the prepositional phrase directly after the noun, which is perfectly valid and very common in everyday speech.
Does the phrase Die Fassade aus Glas und Beton take up the entire first position in the sentence?
Yes! Even though it contains several words, Die Fassade aus Glas und Beton (The facade made of glass and concrete) functions as a single subject noun phrase. That entire block occupies position 1, allowing the conjugated verb sieht to sit correctly in position 2.
Why does this sentence end with aus?
It is the separable prefix of the verb aussehen (to look or appear). In a standard main clause, the conjugated part of the verb (sieht) stays in the second position, while the separable prefix (aus) is pushed to the very end of the sentence.
Why is the preposition aus used here instead of von to mean 'made of'?
When stating the physical material something is constructed from, German uses aus (literally 'out of'). Using von here would sound strange to a native speaker, as it typically indicates possession, origin, or authorship.