passieren meaning and definition in german

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third-person singular simple present passiert, past tense passierte, past participle passiert, auxiliary haben or sein
usage notes, top meaning In most regions, passieren is the normal word for “to happen” whereas geschehen is rather formal.
  1. auxiliary sein to happen Wie konnte das nur passieren? How could that have happened?
  2. formal, auxiliary haben to move beyond; pass Die Gruppe hat soeben die Grenze passiert. The group has just passed the border.
  3. cooking, auxiliary haben to pass through a sieve, to strain Als nächstes muss die Brühe durch das Sieb passiert werden. Next, the broth needs to be passed through the sieve.