German Verbs
    Verb

    passieren

    to happen

    Conjugation of passieren

    English

    to happen

    ichpassiere
    dupassierst
    er/sie/espassiert
    wirpassieren
    ihrpassiert
    sie/Siepassieren

    Perfekt

    ich bin passiert

    Partizip II

    passiert

    Auxiliary

    sein

    Vocabulary lists with passieren

    passieren appears in the following vocabulary collections:

    Example Sentences

    • Was passiert heute?

      What is happening today?

      In a W-question, the verb comes directly after the question word.

    • Heute passiert etwas Schönes.

      Something nice is happening today.

      The verb is in position 2 after the time word.

    • Viele kleine Dinge passieren jeden Tag.

      Many small things happen every day.

      A plural subject takes the verb form passieren.