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How to Say ‘The position suits me well.’ in German

Die Stelle passt gut zu mir.

dee SHTEL-leh past goot tsoo meer

[dee SHTEL-leh past goot tsoo meer]

Phrase Breakdown

Die Stelle

dee SHTEL-leh

The position

'Stelle' is a job opening or position. Say 'dee SHTEL-le'.

Example

Die Stelle ist neu.

The position is new.

Words in this phrase

Die

[dee]

the

Definite article used to specify something already known.

Example

Die Katze ist süß.

The cat is cute.

Stelle

[SHTEL-leh]

position, job

A noun meaning a job or post at a company.

Example

Die Stelle ist noch frei.

The position is still open.

passt gut zu mir.

past goot tsoo meer

suits me well

'Passen zu' means to suit someone. 'Zu' sounds like 'tsoo'.

Example

Die Farbe passt gut zu mir.

The color suits me well.

Words in this phrase

passt

[past]

suits, works for

From 'passen'; with a dative person it means something is convenient for them.

Example

Passt dir Montag?

Does Monday work for you?

gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

[tsoo]

with (after 'passen')

Preposition used with 'passen' to say what something matches.

Example

Rot passt zu dir.

Red suits you.

mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

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