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How to Say ‘Your dress really suits you.’ in French

Ta robe te va très bien.

tah rob tuh vah tray bee-ehn

[tah rob tuh vah tray bee-ehn]

💬 Usage Tip: The French says the dress 'goes to you': te va means suits you. Swap the item: Ce pull te va très bien "That sweater really suits you".

Phrase Breakdown

Ta robe

tah rob

Your dress

Say 'ta ROB'.

Example

Ta robe est rouge.

Your dress is red.

Words in this phrase

[tah]

your (feminine, informal)

Informal possessive used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Ta maison est jolie.

Your house is pretty.

robe

[rob]

dress

Feminine noun for a dress.

Example

Cette robe est bleue.

This dress is blue.

te va très bien.

tuh vah tray bee-ehn

suits you very well

Say 'tuh va tray BYAN'.

Example

Cette couleur te va très bien.

That colour suits you very well.

Words in this phrase

[tuh]

you (to you)

Informal indirect object pronoun; with 'aller' it means something suits you.

Example

Ce pull te va bien.

This sweater suits you.

[vah]

suits, fits

From 'aller'; 'aller à quelqu'un' means to suit or look good on someone.

Example

Le bleu lui va très bien.

Blue really suits her.

très

[tray]

very

"Très" is used to strengthen an adjective or adverb.

Example

Est très important pour garder une bonne ambiance.

Is very important for maintaining a good atmosphere.

bien

[bee-ehn]

well

An adverb meaning in a good way or satisfactorily.

Example

Dans Se passe bien ?, bien montre que l'on parle d'une situation positive.

In "Se passe bien?", "bien" shows that one is talking about a positive situation.

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