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Was ist passiert?

[vas ist pa-SEERT]

phrase

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. What happened?
  2. You say this to someone when you notice an unusual event or a problem that occurred immediately before you spoke.
Examples

Was ist passiert?

What happened?

Ich höre Lärm, was ist passiert?

I hear noise, what happened?

Pronunciationvas ist pa-SEERT

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How it is usedUsed to ask about a situation or accident that has just occurred.

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