feststellen

B1

to establish, notice

English meaning
to establish, notice
Vocabulary package
Working & Doing

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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.

ichstelle fest
dustellst fest
er/sie/esstellt fest
wirstellen fest
ihrstellt fest
sie/Siestellen fest
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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