Sentence examples of "happen" in English

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Translations: all330 passieren123 sich passieren123 geschehen41 zufällig22 sich ereignen5 vor|kommen3 statt finden1 wider fahren1 other translations11

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How did the traffic accident happen? Wie kam es zu dem Verkehrsunfall?

These things always happen in threes. Aller guten Dinge sind drei.

I've known it to happen Ich habe es schon erlebt

When did the accident happen to her? Wann hatte sie diesen Unfall?

Who can tell what will happen in the future? Wer kann schon sagen, was die Zukunft bringen wird?

Do you happen to have any photographs of Tom? Hast du zufälligerweise irgendwelche Fotos von Tom?

No one can tell what will happen in the future. Niemand kann erzählen, was die Zukunft bringt.

You never can tell what will happen in the future. Man weiß nie, was die Zukunft bringt.

I have a nasty feeling something awful is going to happen. Mir schwant nichts Gutes.

There is no knowing when a severe earthquake will happen in Tokyo. Man weiß nicht, wann ein schweres Erdbeben in Tokio sein wird.

If I happen to end up going abroad, I'd probably go for France. Sollte es mich mal ins Ausland ziehen, würde ich wahrscheinlich nach Frankreich gehen.

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