No. 860 in Dutch
stelde
"Stelde" is the past tense of the Dutch verb "stellen," meaning "posed," "put," or "set."
In a sentence
Hij stelde de jury een vraag over de regels.
He asked the jury a question about the rules.
The word 'stelde' is used as the past tense of the verb 'stellen', meaning 'to pose or to ask' in this context.
Zij stelde de nieuwe regels vast voor het team.
She established the new rules for the team.
Here, 'stelde' is the past tense of 'vaststellen', a compound verb meaning 'to establish or set'.
De dokter stelde een correcte diagnose van de situatie.
The doctor made a correct diagnosis of the situation.
In this sentence, 'stelde' derives from 'stellen', which in this context means 'to make or provide', forming part of the phrase 'stelde een diagnose' meaning 'made a diagnosis'.
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