Verb 'passen' (to fit/suit, + dative)

The verb passen means "to fit" or "to suit" and takes a dative object: the person it fits/suits stands in the dative. Ask Wem? to find it.

It has two common uses:

• Clothes and sizes fitting: Die Schuhe passen mir. - The shoes fit me.
• Times and appointments being convenient: Der Termin passt mir. - The appointment works for me.

Examples:

• Die Schuhe passen mir nicht. - The shoes don't fit me. (mir = dative)
• Passt dir der Termin am Montag? - Does Monday's appointment suit you?
• Die Jacke passt ihm gut. - The jacket fits him well.

Common mistakes: Keep the person in the dative: Die Schuhe passen mir, not passen mich. Don't confuse passen (to fit) with passieren (to happen) or aufpassen (to pay attention) - they are unrelated verbs.

'passen' (to fit / to suit) takes a dative object.

The person is in the dative (wem?): Passt dir der Termin?

'passen' steht mit dem Dativ.