Polyglot Dictionary

fertigstellen

/ˈfɛʁtɪçˌʃtɛlən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
stellt fertig
past
stellte fertig
perfect
hat fertiggestellt

Meaning

  1. to complete, to finish

    Built from fertig (finished, ready) + stellen (to place).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • fertig finished, ready
  • stellen to place

Similar words

vollenden

fertigstellen means to complete or finish a practical task or project, neutral and common; vollenden means to complete or perfect something, more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

English

finish

finish is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to complete, to finish."

Spanish

acabar

acabar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to finish, to complete."

Practice

1 What does fertigstellen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Firma ___ das Haus im Mai fertig.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fertigstellen?

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