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zusammenpassen

to fit together

zusammenpassen – passte zusammen – hat zusammengepasst

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry zusammenpassen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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zusammenpassen vs passen

to fit / suit / pass

Passen can express that one thing harmonizes with another. Zusammenpassen describes the same harmony from a shared perspective and presents both sides as a matching combination. Therefore, both formulations are possible in many situations.

Visual example for passen
zusammenpassen

Die rote Jacke und die schwarze Hose passen gut zusammen.

The red jacket and the black pants go well together.

passen

Die rote Jacke passt gut zu der schwarzen Hose.

The red jacket goes well with the black pants.

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