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passt

fine; works for me; agreed

interjection PAST Rare
Communication Responses

Also means

that suits; okay

Usage Note

Passt (literally 'fits/suits') is a highly colloquial affirmative meaning 'fine', 'agreed', or 'that works': „Treffen wir uns um drei?” – „Passt!” It is conversational and informal, frequent in spoken German. The fuller form passt mir ('suits me') or passt so ('as is, fine') are slight variations.

Examples

"„Können wir das Treffen auf Donnerstag verschieben?” – „Passt, kein Problem.”"

Natural Translation

'Can we move the meeting to Thursday?' – 'Fine, no problem.'

Literal Translation

'Can we the meeting to Thursday postpone?' – 'Fits, no problem.'

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