A regular -ER verb with an unusually wide reach.
passer is a plain regular -ER verb, and its basic sense is to pass or go by: « je passe devant la boulangerie ». With chez it means to drop in: « je passe chez toi ce soir » — I’ll come round to yours tonight.
That “drop in” sense is one of the most useful things in everyday French, and it is invisible to learners who only know passer as “to pass”.
💡 Focus at this level: Basics — passing by
1. « Passer chez » = to drop in on someone.
2. « Passer par » = to go via. « Je passe par Lyon. »
3. « Tu peux me passer… ? » = can you pass me…? At every dinner table.
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