French Conversation · Level 31
89 words
French word
passer
Pronunciation
IPA/pase/
Meaning
- verbhand
Example
Peux-tu me passer le sel ?
Could you hand me the salt?
More examples
Nous allons passer la soirée au cinéma.
We are going to spend the evening at the cinema.
Core concept
An object travels from one person's hand to another person's hand.
Common phrases
passer le sel
pass the salt
passer un message
pass on a message
Similar words
donner: Give someone ownership or control of something.
tendre: Extend a hand to offer or present something.
remettre: Deliver a required item or document directly to someone.
transmettre: Relay an item or information to the next person.
Definition in French
Remettre quelque chose à quelqu'un en le déplaçant, souvent de main en main.
Word origin
French passer descends from Old French passer and Late Latin passare, formed from Latin passus, 'step', with the sense of movement extending to handing something over.
Usage tips
- In a request, an indirect object pronoun comes before passer, as in 'Peux-tu me passer le sel ?'.