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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWas ist passiert
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vas ist pasiert
"Was ist gestern während des Treffens passiert?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A question asking for information about an event or situation that has already occurred.
"What happened during the meeting yesterday?" - 2
Used to express surprise or confusion about a past event.
"What happened to the plans we made?"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'what happened' combines the interrogative 'what' from Old English 'hwæt' and the past tense of 'happen', derived from Middle English 'hap', which has roots in Old Norse 'happa'. The phrase has evolved to inquire about past events or occurrences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "What Happened" is said worldwide
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Que s'est-il passé
Transliteration: Kə s ɛ pɑse
"Que s'est-il passé pendant la réunion hier ?"
Was ist passiert
Transliteration: Vas ist pasiert
"Was ist gestern während des Treffens passiert?"
Cosa è successo
Transliteration: Kɔza ɛ sʊtʃɛsso
"Cosa è successo durante la riunione di ieri?"
Qué pasó
Transliteration: Ke pasɔ
"¿Qué pasó durante la reunión de ayer?"
O que aconteceu
Transliteration: U ki acontɛʊ
"O que aconteceu durante a reunião de ontem?"
क्या हुआ
Transliteration: Kya hua
"क्या हुआ कल की बैठक में?"
发生了什么
Transliteration: Fāshēngle shénme
"昨天会议上发生了什么？"
무슨 일이 있었나요
Transliteration: Museun iri isseonnayo
"어제 회의에서 무슨 일이 있었나요?"
何が起こったのか
Transliteration: Nani ga okotta no ka
"昨日の会議で何が起こったのか？"
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