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Answer by Robert for Is there a major difference between "einstellen" and...

To me, "verstellen" sounds much more negative, as changing something to a poor setting. This may be without knowing what you're doing, or even with malicious intent.Das Fernsehbild ist ganz verrieselt!...

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Answer by Hulk for Is there a major difference between "einstellen" and...

Yes, your understanding is basically correct. "Einstellen" means to set/configure something - the implication usually being that the resulting configuration is correct/as desired afterwards....

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Answer by Christian Geiselmann for Is there a major difference between...

Spricht man von Geräten, so ist einstellen das Anpassen des Geräts in Richtung Genauigkeit oder erwünschter Funktionsweise, während verstellen das Ändern in Richtung Ungenauigkeit oder unerwünschter...

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Is there a major difference between "einstellen" and "verstellen"?

I was wondering where the difference lies between einstellen and verstellen in terms of "adjusting" something. For example, what are the differences between:Ich muss meine Uhr einstellen.Ich muss meine...

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