passieren
[paˈsiːʁən]
verb
LanguageGerman (Germany)
Meaning- to happen
- to move beyond; pass
- to pass through a sieve, to strain
- To happen means for an event to take place. It can also mean to pass or move past something, like a border.
Wie konnte das nur passieren?
How could that have happened?
Status: Verified
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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.