passieren
A1#149Hear it
verb
- to happen
- to move beyond; pass
- to pass through a sieve, to strain
Forms
Present
| I | passiere |
|---|---|
| you | passierst |
| he, she, it | passiert |
| we | passieren |
| you (plural) | passiert |
| they | passieren |
Preterite
| I | passierte |
|---|---|
| you | passiertest |
| he, she, it | passierte |
| we | passierten |
| you (plural) | passiertet |
| they | passierten |
Subjunctive I
| I | passiere |
|---|---|
| you | passierest |
| he, she, it | passiere |
| we | passieren |
| you (plural) | passieret |
| they | passieren |
Subjunctive II
| I | passierte |
|---|---|
| you | passiertest |
| he, she, it | passierte |
| we | passierten |
| you (plural) | passiertet |
| they | passierten |
Imperative
| you | passier / passiere |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | passiert |
Other forms
| infinitive | passieren |
|---|---|
| past participle | passiert |
| present participle | passierend |
Used in the library
- Es passiert in der Nacht zum Sonntag.It happens in the night before Sunday.A1Der Bau der Mauer — Building the Wall
- Die Polizisten wollen herausfinden, was passiert ist.The officers want to find out what happened.A1Der Dieb im Zug — The thief on the train (A1)
- „Ein bisschen. Aber so etwas passiert, wenn man traurig ist.""A bit. But that sort of thing happens when you're sad."A1Ein Abend mit Lena — An evening with Lena (A1)
- „Das kann jedem passieren. Wichtig ist, dass alle gesund sind.""That can happen to anyone. What matters is that everyone is all right."A1Feuer im Haus — Fire in the building (A1)
Other ways to say it
- abgehento come off, to come loose, to wear off; to leave (esp. an educational institution; not necessarily by graduating)
- geschehento occur; to happen; to happen
- seihento filter, to sift, to strain
- vorbeifahrento drive by, to pass
- vorbeigehento go past, to go by; to drop by
- vorbeikommento come over; to drop by; to get past, to go by
- überquerento cross, to traverse
- überschreitento exceed; to cross