English–German
“happen” in German
How to say “happen” in German
“Happen” in German is geschehen.
A happening moves forward by itself, with no deliberate human action behind it.
Example sentences with geschehen
So etwas geschieht öfter, als man denkt.
That sort of thing happens more often than you think.
Tips for using geschehen
- Geschehen commonly appears in impersonal patterns such as Es geschah ein Unfall and Mir geschah etwas.


