Before you start
Meet passen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 7 meanings
- to fit [with dative ‘someone/something’]
- to suit, to be suitable for [with dative ‘someone/something’] or [with für (+ accusative) ‘someone/something’]
- (often impersonal, sometimes ironic) to be alright, to be fine
- to go with (to correspond or fit well with, to match) [with zu (+ dative) ‘someone/something’]
- to match (e.g., a description) [with auf (+ dative) ‘someone/something’]
- (card games) to pass
Forms
How passen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | passe | passte |
| du | passt | passtest |
| er/sie/es | passt | passte |
| wir | passen | passten |
| ihr | passt | passtet |
| Sie | passen | passten |
Partizip II gepasst · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Schuhe passen mir gut.The shoes fit me well.clothes fit
- 2Der Termin hat mir gestern gepasst.The appointment suited me yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich nehme das, wenn es dir passt.I’ll take it if it works for you.verb at the end after wenn
Verb family
Separable verbs built on passen
Add a prefix to passen and the meaning changes.