festlegbar
Translation
definable, fixable, determinable, specifiable
Examples
Ein genaues Datum ist nicht festlegbar.
An exact date is not fixable.
Wir brauchen festlegbare Kriterien für die Bewertung.
We need definable criteria for the evaluation.
Grammar Patterns
Nomen + be + ((Adjective)) (predicative) sth. is definable The date is not festlegbar.
((Adjective)) + Noun (attributive) a definable sth. We need festlegbare criteria.
Similar Words
definierbar (definable), bestimmbar (determinable); Antonym: unbestimmbar (indeterminable)
Etymology
From 'fest' (firm) + 'legen' (to lay/set) + '-bar' (-able). Literally 'able to be set firmly'.
Memory Tips
Think of being 'able' (-bar) to 'lay' (legen) down something 'firmly' (fest).