Sentence examples of "happened" in English

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He described exactly what happened. Er beschrieb genau, was passiert war.
What happened at that crossing? Was geschah an der Kreuzung?
We happened to see it Wir sahen es zufällig
That forest fire happened from natural cause. Der Waldbrand ereignete sich aufgrund natürlicher Ursachen.
This is how it happened. So ist es passiert.
This is how the incident happened. Das ist so wie der Vorfall geschehen ist.
I happened to meet him Ich traf ihn zufällig
The accident happened previous to my arrival. Der Unfall ereignete sich vor meiner Ankunft.
What happened to you yesterday? Was ist dir gestern passiert?
A terrible thing happened last week. Vorige Woche ist etwas Schreckliches geschehen.
He happened to be there. Er war zufällig dort.
The accident happened a year ago today. Der Unfall ereignete sich heute vor einem Jahr.
Well, stranger things have happened. Gut, es sind schon seltsamere Dinge passiert.
A strange thing happened last night. Gestern Abend geschah etwas Seltsames.
It happened completely by accident. Das ist ganz zufällig passiert.
If that accident had happened in a city, it would have caused a disaster. Hätte sich der Unfall in einer Stadt ereignet, hätte er zu einer Katastrophe geführt.
Do you know what happened? Weißt du, was passiert ist?
It happened on the 1st of May. Es geschah am 1. Mai.
The store happened to be crowded yesterday. Das Geschäft war gestern zufällig überfüllt.
It happened in a flash. Es ist sehr schnell passiert.
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