See also: Pässen

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English passen, from Old French passer; equivalent to pass +‎ -en.

VerbEdit

passen

  1. (obsolete) plural simple present of pass

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

VerbEdit

passen

  1. third-person plural present indicative form of passar

DutchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch passen, from pas (modern pas).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑsə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pas‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɑsən

VerbEdit

passen

  1. (intransitive) to fit (have the right size)
  2. (transitive) to try on, to fit, to try for size
  3. (intransitive) to befit, to suit, to behoove, to be appropriate
  4. (card games) to pass
InflectionEdit
Inflection of passen (weak)
infinitive passen
past singular paste
past participle gepast
infinitive passen
gerund passen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular pas paste
2nd person sing. (jij) past paste
2nd person sing. (u) past paste
2nd person sing. (gij) past paste
3rd person singular past paste
plural passen pasten
subjunctive sing.1 passe paste
subjunctive plur.1 passen pasten
imperative sing. pas
imperative plur.1 past
participles passend gepast
1) Archaic.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: pas
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: pasi
  • Negerhollands: pas
  • Caribbean Javanese: pas
  • Papiamentu: pas

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from English pass. Equivalent to pass +‎ -en.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

passen

  1. (transitive, sports) to pass
  2. (transitive, slang) to give, to pass something over to someone, e.g. a jonko.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of passen (weak)
infinitive passen
past singular passte
past participle gepasst
infinitive passen
gerund passen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular pass passte
2nd person sing. (jij) passt passte
2nd person sing. (u) passt passte
2nd person sing. (gij) passt passte
3rd person singular passt passte
plural passen passten
subjunctive sing.1 passe passte
subjunctive plur.1 passen passten
imperative sing. pass
imperative plur.1 passt
participles passend gepasst
1) Archaic.
Related termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

passen

  1. Plural form of pas

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Dutch passen, from French passer.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

passen (weak, third-person singular present passt, past tense passte, past participle gepasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with dative) to fit
  2. (with dative) to suit, to be suitable
  3. (intransitive, with zu) to go with (correspond or fit well with, to match)
  4. (card games) to pass

ConjugationEdit

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • passen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • passen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • passen” in Duden online
  • passen” in OpenThesaurus.de

LuxembourgishEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

passen (third-person singular present passt, past participle gepasst, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to fit
  2. (intransitive) to match, to suit
  3. (transitive, sports) to pass

ConjugationEdit

Regular
infinitive passen
participle gepasst
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular passen
2nd singular pass pass
3rd singular passt
1st plural passen
2nd plural passt passt
3rd plural passen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passāre, ultimately from Latin pandō, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

passen (third-person singular simple present passeth, present participle passende, passynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle passed) (Past participle can also be past.)

  1. to pass

ConjugationEdit

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

SwedishEdit

NounEdit

passen

  1. definite singular of pass.
  2. definite plural of pass

AnagramsEdit