Goethe A2 Verb #117 Verb

passieren

ist passiert · passierte
Based on: passen
1.

to happen, to take place

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  • Wie ist das passiert?
  • How did that happen?
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2.

to pass

(In the sense of going past some sort of border or door guard. Sounds formal.)
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  • Du darfst passieren.
  • You may pass.
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3.

to puree food into a mush

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  • "Was ist mit den passierten Tomaten passiert?"
  • "What happened with the sieved/pureed tomatoes ?"
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Vocab: passen, reinpassen, raufpassen, anpassen, die Anpassung, aufpassen, passieren

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mikehinton
mikehinton

2 separate processes, pureeing and straining

1st step: one can puree something – z.B. a tomato – into a mush but, in order to make a ‘fine’ sauce, the seeds or bits of skin must be removed, so

2nd step: it is passed through a sieve

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Emanuel
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I guess this maps straight onto pürieren and passieren then :)

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Hyuri
Hyuri

Wait, do you ever need to use ‘mit’ when talking about what happened to someone?

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How many meanings does the German word 'passieren' have?

passieren has 3 distinct meanings: 1. to happen, to take place, 2. to pass, 3. to puree food into a mush.

What is the past tense of 'passieren'?

ist passiert / passierte

What is 'passieren' related to?

The word 'passieren' is related to passen.

Where can I learn more about 'passieren'?

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Word of the Day – “passen”
We'll take a thorough look at the meaning of "passen", how to use it and its various cool prefix versions and pass by "passieren". A vocabulary turbo boost :)
Vocab: passen, reinpassen, raufpassen, anpassen, die Anpassung, aufpassen, passieren
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