Det passer perfekt.

It fits perfectly.

Breakdown of Det passer perfekt.

• det: it
• passe: to fit
• perfekt: perfect

Questions & Answers about Det passer perfekt.

In Det passer perfekt, what does det refer to? Is it “it” or “that”?

Det can be understood as either “it” or “that”, depending on context.

• Often, det is a dummy subject:
  
  • Someone proposes a time: Vi møtes klokka sju. – “We’ll meet at seven.”
  • You answer: Det passer perfekt. – “That/It works perfectly.”
• It can also refer back to a whole situation or previous sentence, not to a specific noun with gender.

So you don’t usually worry about grammatical gender here; you just use det as the neutral pronoun for “it/that” or as a dummy subject.

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What verb form is passer? What is the infinitive?

Passer is the present tense of the verb å passe.

• Infinitive: å passe – “to fit / to suit / to be convenient”
• Present: passer – “fits / suits / is convenient”

Simple conjugation:

• å passe – to fit
• jeg passer – I fit
• det passer – it fits
• det passet – it fit / it suited (past)
• det skal passe – it will fit

In Det passer perfekt, you’re saying “It fits/suits perfectly (now / in general).”

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Does passer here mean “fits” (like clothes) or “is convenient” (like time)?