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passieren

"passieren" means "to happen" in German. It is number 202 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to happen

IPA

/paˈsiːʁən/

Forms in this course

passiert

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Nichts passiert.
  Nothing is happening.
  Tatoeba: sebby / CK
• Das passiert!
  It happens.
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK
• Es passiert.
  It happens.
  Tatoeba: raggione / CK

Learned together

In the course, "passieren" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• tun to do
• sehen to see
• kommen to come
• geben to give
• sollen should, to be supposed to
• leben to live, to be alive
• lassen to let
• glauben to believe something
• reden to talk, to speak, to orate

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