Example: Het lijkt erop dat het morgen gaat regenen.
Definition
"Het lijkt erop dat" is a Dutch expression used to indicate that something appears to be the case or seems likely. It is often used to introduce an observation or assumption based on current evidence, such as in the phrase: "Het lijkt erop dat het morgen gaat regenen."
Translations
it seems that
parece que
sembla que
il semble que
es scheint dass
sembra che
parece que
Etymology
The expression "het lijkt erop dat" comes from the Dutch verb 'lijken,' meaning 'to seem' or 'to appear.' 'Erop' combines 'er,' a pronoun often meaning 'there' or 'it,' and 'op,' meaning 'on' or 'upon.' Together, the phrase literally translates to 'it seems on it that,' idiomatically meaning 'it looks like that.' Did you know? This phrase is widely used in everyday Dutch to cautiously express assumptions or expectations.
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"Het lijkt erop dat" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (B1) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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