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How to Say ‘It looks great on you.’ in German

Die steht dir super.

dee shtayt deer ZOO-per

[dee shtayt deer ZOO-per]

💬 Usage Tip: To say clothing suits someone, German uses stehen "to stand" with dir "to you": Das Kleid steht dir "The dress suits you".

Phrase Breakdown

Die steht dir

dee shtayt deer

It suits you

'jemandem stehen' means to suit someone, and it takes the dative 'dir'. 'st' is pronounced 'scht'.

Example

Die Farbe steht dir.

The color suits you.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

it / that one

Demonstrative pronoun referring back to a feminine noun.

Example

Die Jacke? Die ist neu.

The jacket? It's new.

steht

[shtayt]

suits / looks good on

With the dative, 'stehen' means a piece of clothing or style suits someone.

Example

Die Farbe steht dir gut.

The color suits you well.

dir

[deer]

you (to you)

Dative form of 'du'; with 'stehen' it marks the person something looks good on.

Example

Das Kleid steht dir gut.

The dress looks good on you.

super.

ZOO-per

great.

A common casual compliment. Pronounced 'ZOO-per' with a voiced 's'.

Example

Das ist super.

That's great.

Words in this phrase

super

[ZOO-per]

great

Informal positive reaction meaning something is very good.

Example

Super, das passt perfekt in meinen Kalender.

Great, that fits perfectly in my calendar.

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