Verb

verfassen

Translation

to write, to compose, to author, to draft

Sie verfasste den Bericht gestern.

She wrote the report yesterday.

Man muss einen formellen Brief verfassen.

One must compose a formal letter.

((et4)) verfassen to write/compose sth. The student has to write an essay.

Synonyms: schreiben, erstellen, abfassen

Prefix 'ver-' (indicating completion or change) + 'fassen' (to grasp). Literally 'to grasp into a final form'.

Imagine 'grasping' (fassen) your thoughts and using 'ver-' to turn them into a complete text.