"The dress fits you very well."

Translation: O vestido cai muito bem em você.

[GVoid]

doesn't "cai" mean fall?? what is wrong with saying "o vestido cabe voce muito bem"?

[Paulenrique]

The correct would be "o vestido cabe em você muito bem". When something "fit" it's very common to say cair

[GVoid]

ah awesome thank you very much :)

[IAmCrazyHope]

The order of the words is messing me up. 'The dress fits very well on you' is not the same as 'the dress fits your very well,' when considering how other sentences emphasize the importance of word order. If it weren't for Duolingo making a big deal about not rearranging words within a sentence then it'd be fine. So this one makes me think maybe there's some grammatical rule em português concerning the order of the words, but if they told us about it I must've missed it.

[seravlis]

"O vestido fica-te muito bem" is also appropriate

[Paulenrique]

I don't think I've ever heard this before.

[seravlis]

Well, that's in European Portuguese.

[NeilWillia3]

I have heard the use of "serve". could you say: O temanho de vestido serve?

[Paulenrique]

The make it closer to the original sentence, you can use "O vestido serviu (bem) em você".

However, "cair bem" here means "to look good", not simply "to fit". I think this sentence should be adjusted.

[FrankiiLynx]

Can you have 'O vestido cabe-te muito bem'?

[Paulenrique]

It does not sound natural =/

[FrankiiLynx]

How about 'cabe em ti'?

[FrankiiLynx]

How would you say this using the 2nd person rather than the 3rd?

[Paulenrique]

O vestido cai muito bem em ti.

[carmen307286]

Why can't I use fica?

[Paulenrique]

It is also right.

[AndersonGlas]

O vestido fica muito bem para você.

[DanteLee8]

I put "O vestido fica bem em voce". It was marked wrong but my dictionary says it is correct. DLs ruling is purely arbitrary as I find more and more in these lessons. But, I am not giving up. I am tenacious!