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Verfasst

Verfasst is the past participle of the German verb verfassen, meaning to compose, draft, or write a text. It signals that a document has been produced in written form, usually in a formal or administrative context.

The prefix ver- with fassen gives a sense of creation or production of a written work. Verfassen

Authorship is often indicated with the construction verfasst von …, equivalent to “written by …” in English. The

Etymology and related terms: verfassen comes from fassen (to grasp, hold, or compose) with the inseparable prefix

Examples: Der Bericht wurde von der Redakteurin verfasst. Das Gutachten ist verfasst. Das Buch wurde von einer

is
typically
used
in
written
rather
than
casual
speech;
it
is
common
in
legal,
academic,
editorial,
or
official
texts.
The
participle
verfasst
is
used
with
auxiliary
haben
to
form
perfect
tenses:
Der
Bericht
wurde
verfasst.
It
can
also
function
adjectivally:
ein
verfasstes
Manuskript,
eine
verfasste
Stellungnahme.
word
is
closely
related
to
schreiben
(to
write)
but
carries
a
nuance
of
deliberate
composition
and
preparation,
sometimes
implying
that
the
text
has
been
carefully
drafted.
ver-.
Related
terms
include
Verfasser
(author),
Verfasserin,
verfasstes
Werk,
sowie
ausarbeiten
(to
expand
or
elaborate).
Note
that
Verfassung,
while
etymologically
related,
has
different
meanings
(constitution
or
state
of
mind)
and
is
not
a
direct
synonym.
Kollegin
verfasst.