Stabilire

Stabilire is an Italian transitive verb meaning to establish, determine, or set something, often by formal authority. It can refer to fixing rules, decisions, boundaries, or values, and is used in legal, administrative, scientific, and everyday contexts. The term conveys a sense of formalization or authorization.

Etymology and related terms: stabilire derives from Latin stabilis, meaning stable. Related words include stabilità (stability), stabile (stable), and stabilizzare (to stabilize). The verb is commonly found in official or technical language as well as in ordinary discourse when a firm decision or standard is required.

Usage and patterns: stabilire governs a direct object that designates what is established, for example: stabilire una data, stabilire un prezzo, stabilire le regole. It can introduce a clause with che: La Commissione ha stabilito che i requisiti restano invariati. The passive form è stato/stata stabilito is frequent in formal writing. In everyday speech, synonyms like decidere, fissare, o determinare may be used, but stabilire emphasizes formal establishment or binding rules.

Conjugation: stabilire is a regular -ire verb with isc in the present tense: io stabilisco, tu stabilisci, lui stabilisce, noi stabiliamo, voi stabilite, loro stabiliscono. Other tenses follow standard -ire patterns, including stabilivo, stabilirai, stabilirà, e stabiliremo.

Contexts and examples: governance and law (stabilire una normativa), business (stabilire un budget), science and standards (stabilire una soglia), technology (stabilire parametri). Example sentences: Il consiglio ha stabilito la data di apertura. La legge stabilisce i requisiti minimi.

See also: stabilità, stabile, stabilizzare, stabilimento.