Det ser ud til, at adgangskoden er ændret.

It looks like the password has been changed.

Breakdown of Det ser ud til, at adgangskoden er ændret.

• være: to be
• det ser ud til at: it looks like
• adgangskoden: the password
• ændret: changed

Questions & Answers about Det ser ud til, at adgangskoden er ændret.

What does det ser ud til mean as a whole?

It is a fixed expression meaning it seems or it appears.

So in this sentence, Det ser ud til, at ... works much like English It seems that ...

Try not to translate it word for word. Literally, the pieces look like it looks out to, but that is not how Danish speakers understand it. As a chunk, it simply means it seems / it looks like.

Why is det used at the beginning?

Here, det is a dummy subject, just like English it in It seems that ...

It does not refer to a specific thing. It is there because Danish, like English, usually wants a subject in this kind of sentence.

So:

• Det ser ud til, at ... = It seems that ...

The det is grammatical, not really meaningful on its own.

Why are both til and at used?