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passieren

/paˈsiːʁən/ verb A2
  1. to happen (intransitive) · Wie konnte das nur passieren? How could that have happened?
  2. to move beyond; pass (formal, transitive) · Die Gruppe hat soeben die Grenze passiert. The group has just passed the border.
  3. to pass through a sieve, to strain (transitive) · Als nächstes muss die Brühe durch das Sieb passiert werden. Next, the broth needs to be passed through the sieve.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
passieren
Present (er)
passiert
Präteritum (er)
passierte
Perfekt (er)
ist passiert
Infinitive with zu
zu passieren

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Aber was passiert eigentlich, während wir schlafen?
Warum wir Schlaf brauchen, p. 1 · B1

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