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Dictionarypassieren

Quality-approved learning entryVerbLevel A2

passieren

to happen

to take place or happen

IPA/paˈsiːʁən/

The main stress is on sie-.

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passieren: to happen

Meaning 1neutral · 82%

to take place or happen

Natural examples

Was ist gestern auf der Straße passiert?

Keine Sorge, so etwas passiert manchmal.

Kannst du mir sagen, was passiert ist?

Usage note

The examples reflect the supplied gloss to happen. The source morphology itself should be reviewed editorially.

Useful combinations

Was ist passiert? — What happened?

Mini-lesson: Things that happen

Use passieren for events or situations that occur; the source auxiliary data requires review.

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What does Was ist passiert? mean?

Form and grammar

infinitive: passieren
third person present: passiert
preterite: passierte
Past participle: passiert
auxiliary: haben
Separable: No
prefix: —
reflexive: No
modal: No
imperative du: —
imperative ihr: —
imperative sie: —
Transitivity: intransitive
valency patterns: etwas passiert · jemandem (Dat.) passiert etwas

The supplied source lists passieren, passiert, passierte, hat passiert for the gloss to happen. This source auxiliary pairing requires editorial review before publication.

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geschehen Ereignis

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