Polyglot Dictionary

ereignen

/ɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ɡnən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
reflexive

Forms

present
ereignet sich
past
ereignete sich
perfect
hat sich ereignet

Meaning

  1. to occur, to happen

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

vorkommen

sich ereignen is used for a specific, often notable event taking place; vorkommen is more general, also meaning "to occur" in the sense of existing or being found, e.g. this word vorkommt often in texts.

vorfallen

vorfallen often implies something happening unexpectedly or notably, like an incident; sich ereignen is more neutral, simply describing an event taking place.

Practice

1 What does ereignen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Unfall ___ sich gestern.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ereignen?

verbreflexive

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