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vaststellen

Vaststellen is a Dutch verb that means to determine, establish, set, or ascertain something. It is used when deciding a fact, fixing a value or date, diagnosing a result, or establishing rules. The term covers both everyday usage and formal or official contexts, such as law, administration, and science.

Origin and usage: Vaststellen is a compound of vast (fixed, certain) and stellen (to place or set).

Noun form and related terms: The noun vaststelling refers to the act or result of determining something,

Contexts and nuances: In everyday speech vaststellen often implies careful checking or confirmation of facts, while

It
is
used
with
a
direct
object,
for
example,
to
determine
a
price
(de
prijs
vaststellen),
to
set
a
date
(de
datum
vaststellen),
or
to
determine
a
diagnosis
(de
diagnose
vaststellen).
Forms
include
ik
stel
vast,
jij
stelt
vast,
hij
stelt
vast
in
the
present;
stilde
vast
in
the
simple
past;
heeft
vastgesteld
in
the
present
perfect.
In
passive
constructions,
you
may
encounter
de
datum
is
vastgesteld.
such
as
de
vaststelling
van
de
prijs
or
de
vaststelling
van
de
waarheid.
Related
verbs
and
nouns
appear
in
legal
and
administrative
language,
where
acts
and
decisions
are
described
as
vastgelegd
or
vastgesteld.
in
legal
or
organizational
contexts
it
can
denote
official
determination
or
setting
of
standards,
dates,
measurements,
or
policies.
Synonyms
include
bepalen,
vastmaken,
and
vastleggen,
though
each
carries
its
own
nuance.
Overall,
vaststellen
conveys
the
act
of
establishing
a
definite
conclusion
or
fixed
parameter.