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GERMAN VERB

passen

to fit

  • #129 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: gepasst

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I fit
  2. du you fit
  3. er, sie, es he/she fits
  4. wir we fit
  5. ihr you all fit
  6. sie, Sie they fit

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I fitted
  2. du you fitted
  3. er, sie, es he/she fitted
  4. wir we fitted
  5. ihr you all fitted
  6. sie, Sie they fitted

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have fitted
  2. du you have fitted
  3. er, sie, es he/she has fitted
  4. wir we have fitted
  5. ihr you all have fitted
  6. sie, Sie they have fitted

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will fit
  2. du you will fit
  3. er, sie, es he/she will fit
  4. wir we will fit
  5. ihr you all will fit
  6. sie, Sie they will fit

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would fit
  2. du you would fit
  3. er, sie, es he/she would fit
  4. wir we would fit
  5. ihr you all would fit
  6. sie, Sie they would fit

How to use passen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Die Hose passt mir leider nicht mehr.

    The trousers don't fit me anymore, unfortunately.

  2. Simple past

    Der Schlüssel passte nicht ins Schloss.

    The key didn't fit in the lock.

  3. Perfect

    Das Kleid hat perfekt gepasst, ich habe es gekauft.

    The dress fitted perfectly, I bought it.

  4. Future

    Der Schrank wird nicht durch die Tür passen.

    The wardrobe won't fit through the door.

  5. Conditional

    Würde dir Donnerstag um drei passen?

    Would Thursday at three suit you?

Good to know

  • Passen is also to suit: passt dir Montag? Does Monday suit you?
  • Pass auf! is "watch out!", from aufpassen.

Where you hear passen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Beginner Level 2

  • Das Bett passt nicht ins Auto. The bed doesn't fit in the car.
  • Die Lampe hat ins Auto gepasst. The lamp fitted in the car.
  • Morgen passt alles ins Auto. Tomorrow everything will fit in the car.

German · Fluency Level 2

  • Das Bett passt nicht ins Auto. The bed doesn't fit in the car.
  • Die Lampe hat ins Auto gepasst. The lamp fitted in the car.
  • Morgen passt alles ins Auto. Tomorrow everything will fit in the car.
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Furniture Shopping

Beginner Level 2 · Aber passt das ins Auto?

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A Proverb a Day

Fluency Level 2 · Stimmt. Das passt zur ersten Sendung.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.