"The lake seemed to be cold." in German

Der See schien kalt zu sein.

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Literal Breakdown

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the (masculine)	der	Learn
lake	See	Learn
seemed (singular)	schien	Learn
cold	kalt	Learn
to	zu	Learn
be	sein	Learn

Summary

The German translation for “The lake seemed to be cold.” is Der See schien kalt zu sein.. The German, Der See schien kalt zu sein., can be broken down into 6 parts:"the (masculine)" (der), "lake" (See), "seemed (singular)" (schien), "cold" (kalt), "to" (zu) and "be" (sein).