Shau Dir dieses Auto au ! / Es sieht gefährlich aus. [au-aus] These days as a beginner I often see these kind of sentences: a)Shau Dir dieses Auto au ! b)Es sieht gefährlich aus. My problem is I do

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Shau Dir dieses Auto au ! / Es sieht gefährlich aus. [au-aus] These days as a beginner I often see these kind of sentences: a)Shau Dir dieses Auto au ! b)Es sieht gefährlich aus. My problem is I do not know how to understand and use these blocks 'au' and 'aus', I hope someone can help me with this problem :) Danke Schön

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This are split verbs (trennbare Verben). anschauen -> Er schaut das Auto an. Schau dir das Auto an! aussehen -> Es sieht gefährlich aus. English has similar constructions (but with different rules), e.g. "to put someone off". See also: http://www.mein-deutschbuch.de/lernen.php?menu_id=30

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