{"id":10484,"date":"2019-02-13T13:57:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T13:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=10484"},"modified":"2019-02-13T13:57:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T13:57:20","slug":"german-it-suits-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-it-suits-you\/","title":{"rendered":"German: It Suits You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guten Tag! How do you tell someone in German that something \u2018suits them\u2019? Read on to find out!<\/p>\n

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So you\u2019re out shopping with a German friend and they want your opinion on the t-shirt they\u2019ve just tried on. It looks really good. What do you tell them? You could say \u201cEs sieht gut aus!\u201d<\/strong> (\u201cIt looks good!\u201d) but this doesn\u2019t necessarily convey that the t-shirt looks good on them<\/em>, just that the t-shirt itself looks good. Instead, to up the compliment to another level, try this little phrase:<\/p>\n

Es steht dir.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The word steht<\/em> comes from the verb stehen<\/strong>, meaning to stand. So this phrase means \u2026 It stands you?<\/strong> Huh?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re already familiar with the verb stehen<\/em> then it\u2019s probably in this sort of context:<\/p>\n

Ich stehe hier und warte.<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ll stand here and wait.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So it might seem confusing at first, but the phrase Es steht dir<\/strong> has nothing to do with standing and actually means \u201cIt suits you\u201d<\/strong>! You can add emphasis by adding \u201cgut\u201d (\u201cgood\u201d) onto the end:<\/p>\n

Es steht dir gut! <\/strong>
\nIt suits you really well!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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You can, of course, also use it for telling someone that a certain colour suits them:<\/p>\n

Blau steht dir gut.
\nBlue really suits you.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the other hand, to say something doesn\u2019t<\/em> suit a person, say:<\/p>\n

Es steht dir nicht.<\/strong>
\nIt doesn\u2019t suit you.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The most obvious context to use this in would be when talking about clothes and accessories, but there is another way you can use it, and that is to tell someone that a mood, emotion or state of mind suits them:<\/p>\n

Gl\u00fc<\/span>cklich steht dir gut.
\nHappiness really suits you (or: \u2018happiness looks good on you\u2019).<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So if you see, for instance, that your friend is happy for the first time in a long time, and you want to let them know how much joy it gives you to see them so happy, \u201cGl<\/span>\u00fc<\/span>cklich steht dir gut\u201d is a wonderful phrase to use to convey this thought!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now you know how to say “it suits you” in German! Next time we will talk about a similar phrase that expresses that something “fits”, so look out for that.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope this has been helpful! Bis bald (see you soon).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Guten Tag! How do you tell someone in German that something \u2018suits them\u2019? Read on to find out! So you\u2019re out shopping with a German friend and they want your opinion on the t-shirt they\u2019ve just tried on. It looks really good. What do you tell them? You could say \u201cEs sieht gut aus!\u201d (\u201cIt…<\/p>\n

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