Gepasst

Gepasst is the past participle of the German verb passen. The basic meaning of passen is to fit, to suit, or to be appropriate. Gepasst is used to indicate that something has fit or was suitable in a completed action, typically in perfect tense constructions with the auxiliary haben.

In everyday use, gepasst appears in sentences about clothing, sizes, or compatibility. For example: Das Hemd hat gepasst. Die Hose hat gepasst. The present tense form is passt: Das Hemd passt mir gut. Das Outfit passt zu dir. This shows how passen governs both physical fit and suitability in a broader sense, including matching colors or styles.

Grammatical notes: gepasst is formed like other weak-verb past participles with ge- prefix and a final -t. It is most commonly found in contexts where the speaker refers to a completed fitting or a previously suitable outcome. The common present-tense form is passt, while the past tense is hat gepasst or hatte gepasst, depending on the temporal context.

Usage variants and related terms: Passen can take the preposition zu with the sense “to match” or “to go with.” For example: Das Hemd passt gut zu deiner Hose. In this sense, gepasst is not typically used as an attributive adjective; statt dessen wird das adjective passende verwendet, to express suitability in a general sense without implying a past action.

In summary, gepasst is the standard past participle used to describe that something has fit or was suitable, primarily in perfect tense constructions or when discussing past fitting outcomes.