据える

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 据える, read すえる, uses the placing-firmly stem 据 in a transitive verb for installing or appointing.
• Basic usage: 作業台を据える means installing something firmly, while 人を責任者に据える means appointing someone to a position.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing meanings
  • Both uses place something or someone in a stable location or role, which can be marked with に.