festmachen
verb C2- to affix, to fasten (to firmly attach something by way of rope, tacks, or other mechanisms)
- to moor (to secure a water vessel in place)
- to moor, to stop (to be secured in place, of water vessels)
- to set, to agree (on) (a meeting, etc.) · Wir haben einen Treffpunkt festgemacht. We've set a meeting point.
- to ascribe, to attribute · Diese Unterschiede lassen sich am Alter der Probanden festmachen. These differences can be attributed to the ages of the subjects.
- to exemplify, to demonstrate · Der Erfolg lässt sich an steigenden Verkaufszahlen festmachen. The success is demonstrated by rising sales numbers.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- festmachen
- Present (er)
- macht fest
- Präteritum (er)
- machte fest
- Perfekt (er)
- hat festgemacht
- Infinitive with zu
- festzumachen
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