English-German translation for happen

English Word: happen
German Translation: passieren

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Word Forms: happened

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On a normal day such a thing won't happen.
An einem normalen Tag kommt so etwas nicht vor.
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Oh my God, I think an accident happened there.
Oh mein Gott, ich glaube da hat sich ein Unfall ereignet!
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My daughter came home from school crying today. "What happened?" I asked her.
Meine Tochter kam heute weinend von der Schule nach Hause. "Was ist los?", fragte ich sie.
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Come on, tell me! What happened next?
Komm, sag es mir! Was passierte dann?
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Due to black ice the vehicle left the road - but apart from a small dent nothing happened.
Wegen Glatteis, ist das Fahrzeug von der Straße abgekommen - aber bis auf eine kleine Delle, ist nichts passiert.
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She behaved as if nothing had happened.
Sie tat so, als sei nichts passiert.
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What exactly happened yesterday?
Was genau ist gestern geschehen?
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