veranstalten

Veranstalten is a German verb meaning to organize, arrange, or stage an event. It is used when someone plans and executes a planned activity, such as a concert, conference, fair, or festival. The verb takes a direct object describing what is being organized, for example eine Veranstaltung, ein Konzert, or eine Tagung.

Grammatically, veranstalten is a regular verb. In the present tense the forms are ich veranstalte, du veranstaltest, er/sie/es veranstaltet, wir veranstalten, ihr veranstaltet, sie/Sie veranstalten. In the perfect tense it uses the auxiliary haben: Wir haben eine Ausstellung veranstaltet. The noun forms related to it are Veranstaltung (an event) and der Veranstalter (organizer).

Etymology and usage notes: the word derives from an older combination involving Anstalten or similar roots and the prefix Ver-, related to the noun Veranstaltung (event). The term emphasizes the act of arranging and coordinating an event, as opposed to merely performing or attending it. It is commonly used in formal and semi-formal contexts, including public, cultural, corporate, and social events. If one wants to highlight preparation and planning more strongly, synonyms such as organisieren or planen can be used; if the focus is on the execution, durchführen or durchführen einer Veranstaltung may be appropriate.

See also: Veranstaltung (event), Veranstalter (organizer), organisieren (to organize), ausrichten (to host).