passiert
happened; occurred
English translations
- 01
happens
- 02
occur
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas, das stattgefunden hat oder sich ereignet hat.
- English meaning
- happened
- Synonym
- geschieht, ereignet sich
- German example
- Was ist gestern Abend passiert?
- English example
- What happened last night?
Related words
- mutmaßen
to speculate
- bedauern
To regret
- an der Tagesordnung sein
To be the order of the day
- blind vor Wut sein
To be blind with rage means someone is so angry that they can no longer think clearly or act rationally.
- gelegentlich
Occasionally
- unverschuldet
Through no fault of one's own
- unverbrüchlich
Inviolable means firm, unshakable, and not to be broken or changed.
- Geschwindigkeit
Speed
- Ereignishorizont
The event horizon is the boundary of a black hole beyond which events can no longer affect the universe.
- Geschehen
to happen
- Gegebenheit
A circumstance is a fact that exists or has happened.
- Honigkuchenpferd
All smiles, excessively cheerful
- Tragöde
Tragic figure
- Unfallort
Accident site
- geschehen
to happen
- Hoppala
Oops, Whoops
- Unglücksrabe
Jinx
- bewachen
To guard means to protect or watch over something or someone to ensure that nothing bad happens.
- gleichzeitig
simultaneously
- unwahrscheinlich
Unlikely
- stattfindend
Taking place
- wahrhaftig
Truly
- vorgegangen
Proceeded
- kontrafaktisch
Contrary to the facts; based on assumptions that do not correspond to reality.
- ungeschehen
Undone, unhappened
- linsen
To peek, to peer
- Vorbeiflug
Flyby
- Fasel
Nonsense, drivel
- Mittagskreis
Meridian
- Malheurchen
A small misfortune or mishap.
- Unfallstelle
Accident site, scene of an accident
- passieren
to happen, to occur
- sicherstellen
Ensure
- vorbeugen
prevent
- wegblicken
Look away
- einschreiten
to intervene
- dabeistehen
To stand by someone
- überrascht
surprised
- desmal
for the tenth time
- unwandelbar
immutable
- Risiko
Risk
- Malheur
Mishap
- Versehen
Oversight
- Bewachung
Guarding means protecting or monitoring something or someone to ensure that nothing bad happens.
- Fußfehler
misstep, stumble
- Regelfall
Normal case
- abwarten
to wait and see
- Durchreise
Transit
- Schlemihl
Schlemiel, unlucky person
Example sentences with “passiert”
Was ist hier passiert? (What happened here?)
Frequently asked questions
What is the infinitive of 'passiert'?
The infinitive is 'passieren'.