How to Say ‘The color suits you, Yuki.’ in Japanese
色がゆきさんに似合ってる。
iro ga yuki san ni niatsu teru
[ee-ROH ga YOO-kee sahn nee nee-AHT teh-ROO]
💬 Usage Tip: The thing that suits goes before が, and the person it suits goes before に. Swap in: 髪型がゆきさんに似合ってる "the hairstyle suits you".
Phrase Breakdown
色がゆきさんに
iro ga yuki san ni
the color, on Yuki
色 (iro) means 'color' and が (ga) marks it as the subject. ゆきさんに (Yuki-san ni) means 'on Yuki' or 'for Yuki'.
この色がゆきさんに合うと思う。
I think this color suits Yuki.
Words in this phrase
色
iro
[ee-ROH]
color
Noun for color or hue.
その色、きれいだね。
That color is pretty.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
ゆき
yuki
[YOO-kee]
Yuki (name)
A common Japanese given name, often for girls; also means 'snow'.
ゆきは私の友だちです。
Yuki is my friend.
さん
san
[sahn]
Mr.; Ms. (polite name suffix)
Polite suffix added after someone's name; never used for yourself.
田中さんはやさしいです。
Mr. Tanaka is kind.
に
ni
[nee]
on; for (target of suiting)
Marks the person something suits with 似合う.
帽子が彼に似合う。
The hat suits him.
似合ってる。
niatsu teru
suits
This is a casual form of 似合っている (niatte iru), 'suits / looks good on'. The small っ is a short pause before 'te'.
その髪型、似合ってる。
That hairstyle suits you.
Words in this phrase
似合っ
niatsu
[nee-AHT]
suit; look good on (stem)
Te-form stem of 似合う, to suit someone.
髪型が似合ってるね。
Your hairstyle suits you.
てる
teru
[teh-ROO]
is (state)
Casual ている; shows a current state.
眼鏡が似合ってる。
The glasses suit you.
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