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An example use of bestimmen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… ich kann nicht bestimmen was andere …”
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the word bestimmen occurs in german on average 21.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.