festsetzen

B1

to fix, set

English meaning
to fix, set
Vocabulary package
Decisions & Choices

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festsetzen in a sentence

Die Schule hat den Termin für die Prüfung festgesetzt.

The school set the date for the exam.

Conjugation of festsetzen

festsetzen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichsetze fest
dusetzt fest
er/sie/essetzt fest
wirsetzen fest
ihrsetzt fest
sie/Siesetzen fest
Simple past (er/sie/es)
setzte fest
Perfect
hat festgesetzt

Word family

festsetzen is built from setzen (sit, place) and das Fest (festival). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about festsetzen

How do you conjugate festsetzen?

Present tense: ich setze fest, du setzt fest, er setzt fest, wir setzen fest, ihr setzt fest, sie setzen fest. Simple past: setzte fest. Perfect: hat festgesetzt. festsetzen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does festsetzen mean in English?

festsetzen means "to fix, set". For example: "Die Schule hat den Termin für die Prüfung festgesetzt." — "The school set the date for the exam."

What level is festsetzen in German?

festsetzen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the decisions & choices vocabulary.

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