festen

to fasten, to make solid

Past (Präteritum)
festete
Past participle
gefestet (haben)

Regular weak verb formed from the adjective fest. It denotes the act of making something firm, stable, or solid. While less common than the causative 'befestigen', it is used in technical or formal contexts to describe the consolidation of structures or abstract concepts. Do not confuse this with the noun 'Festen' (plural of Fest), which refers to festivities or celebrations.

Conjugation

Present

festet
present, singular, third-person
feste
first-person, indicative, present, singular
festen
first-person, indicative, plural, present
festest
indicative, present, second-person, singular

Past

festete
past
festeten
first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
festetest
indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
festetet
indicative, plural, preterite, second-person

Subjunctive

feste
first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
festen
first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
festest
second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
festet
plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
festete
first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
festeten
first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
festetest
formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
festetet
formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
habe gefestet
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
haben gefestet
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
habest gefestet
multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
habet gefestet
multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
hätte gefestet
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
hätten gefestet
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
hättest gefestet
multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
hättet gefestet
multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
werde festen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werden festen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdest festen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdet festen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
würde festen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würden festen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würdest festen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würdet festen
future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
werde gefestet haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werden gefestet haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdest gefestet haben
future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werdet gefestet haben
future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
würde gefestet haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
würden gefestet haben
first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

Imperative

fest
imperative, second-person, singular
feste
imperative, second-person, singular
festet
imperative, plural, second-person

Participle

gefestet
participle, past
festend
participle, present

Infinitive

festen
infinitive

Other

habe gefestet
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
haben gefestet
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
hast gefestet
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
habt gefestet
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
hat gefestet
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
hatte gefestet
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
hatten gefestet
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
hattest gefestet
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
hattet gefestet
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
festen werden
future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
werde festen
first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werden festen
first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
wirst festen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
werdet festen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
wird festen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
gefestet haben werden
future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
werde gefestet haben
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werden gefestet haben
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
wirst gefestet haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
werdet gefestet haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
wird gefestet haben
future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person

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