festschreiben

/ˈfɛstˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
schreibt fest
past
schrieb fest
perfect
hat festgeschrieben

Meaning

  1. to lay down in writing, to fix

    Built from fest (firm) + schreiben (to write).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • fest firm
  • schreiben to write

Practice

1 What does festschreiben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Recht ist im Gesetz ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches festschreiben?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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