A2Grammar

Es riecht, als ob jemand Kuchen backen würde.

It smells as if someone were baking a cake.

In German

Es riecht, als ob jemand Kuchen backen würde.

es reesht, als op yeh-mant koo-khen bak-ken vyr-deh
🇬🇧 English
It smells as if someone were baking a cake.
🇪🇸 Español
Huele como si alguien estuviera horneando un pastel.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Sembra che qualcuno stia cuocendo una torta.

Sentence Breakdown

WordTranslationRole
EsItPronoun
riechtsmellsVerb
alsasConjunction
obifConjunction
jemandsomeoneIndefinite pronoun
KuchenCakeNoun
backenbakeVerb
würdewouldAuxiliary verb for Subjunctive II
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Grammar Point

Subjunctive II with 'als ob'

Variations

Der Geruch ist, als würde jemand Kuchen backen.
The smell is as if someone were baking a cake.
Es duftet nach frisch gebackenem Kuchen.
It smells of freshly baked cake.

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