stattfindet

Stattfinden is a German verb meaning to take place or to occur. It is intransitive and a separable verb, commonly used to describe when events such as meetings, performances, or conferences occur.

In usage, stattfinden describes scheduled or expected events. It is typically used with temporal phrases and a subject referring to the event. Examples: "Das Konzert findet heute Abend statt." "Die Ausstellung findet nächste Woche statt." In past contexts you can say "Die Veranstaltung hat gestern stattgefunden" or "Die Veranstaltung fand gestern statt." For future arrangements, one can say "Die Prüfung wird morgen stattfinden."

Grammatically, stattfinden behaves like other separable-prefix verbs. In simple present and other tenses, the prefix moves to the end of the clause: "Es findet statt" or "Das Meeting findet morgen statt." In perfect tense the past participle is "stattgefunden," as in "Die Konferenz hat bereits stattgefunden." Other tenses align with the auxiliary haben, and passive-like constructions are rare but possible with "wird stattfinden" for future.

Etymology and usage notes: the verb combines statt with finden, conveying the idea of an event occurring in a given time or place. It is a formal, neutral term often found in news reports, event announcements, and planning contexts. It is not typically used with a direct object; the event itself is the subject of the clause.

Compared to synonyms like geschehen or passieren, stattfinden emphasizes the occurrence of a planned or scheduled event rather than a generic change or happening.