"How" au "what" kabla ya "look like" katika Kiingereza

Jambo moja ambayo mara nyingi nakutana nayo kwenye mtandao ni msemo "How does it look like?". Kwa bahati mbaya, sentensi hii si sahihi kisarufi katika Kiingereza. Njia sahihi ya kueleza wazo hili ni ama "What does it look like?" au "How does it look?". Kwa mfano:

I've heard he's got a new car. What does it look like?

I've heard he's got a new car. How does it look?

I've heard he's got a new car. How does it look like?

Ingawa maswali yote mawili ni sahihi, kunaweza kuwa na tofauti ndogo katika maana. Kwa "how does it look?" kawaida hujibiwa kwa kivumishi rahisi:

Q: I've heard he's got a new car. How does it look?

A: It looks good. / It's alright. / It's ugly.

Bila shaka, hauhitaji kuuliza tu kuhusu "it", kwa mfano:

Q: You've got a new boyfriend? How does he look?

A: I think he's cute.

Kwa upande mwingine, ukisema "What does he/she/it look like?", unamwalika mtu mwingine akupatie maelezo ya kina zaidi (mara nyingi kwa neno "like" na nomino, lakini si lazima):

Q: You've got a new boyfriend? What does he look like?

A: He looks a little bit like Johnny Depp and has beautiful blue eyes.

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