feststellen
B1to establish, notice
- English meaning
- to establish, notice
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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feststellen in a sentence
Er hat festgestellt, dass der Absender des Briefes falsch war.
He established that the sender of the letter was wrong.
Conjugation of feststellen
feststellen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- stellte fest
- Perfect
- hat festgestellt
Word family
feststellen is built from stellen (put, 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 feststellen
How do you conjugate feststellen?
Present tense: ich stelle fest, du stellst fest, er stellt fest, wir stellen fest, ihr stellt fest, sie stellen fest. Simple past: stellte fest. Perfect: hat festgestellt. feststellen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.
What does feststellen mean in English?
feststellen means "to establish, notice". For example: "Er hat festgestellt, dass der Absender des Briefes falsch war." — "He established that the sender of the letter was wrong."
What level is feststellen in German?
feststellen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the working & doing vocabulary.
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