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No. 486 in Finnish

tapahtunut

"Occurred" or "happened."

In a sentence

  • Onko jotain tapahtunut?

    Has something happened?

    In this sentence, 'tapahtunut' is used as the past participle of the verb 'tapahtua,' (to happen) and functions as part of the verbal phrase, questioning the occurrence of an event.

  • Tämä on tapahtunut monta kertaa.

    This has happened many times.

    Here, 'tapahtunut' describes the completed action when used with the auxiliary verb 'on,' forming the perfect tense to communicate an action occurring multiple times.

  • Hän ei muista, mitä on tapahtunut.

    He does not remember what has happened.

    In this sentence, 'tapahtunut' follows 'on,' conveying a recent or relevant past action in the perfect tense.

  • Se, mitä on tapahtunut, on valitettavaa.

    What has happened is regrettable.

    Here 'tapahtunut' acts as a past participle, indicating an action that has occurred in the past.

  • Kaikki mitä täällä on tapahtunut, oli erittäin mielenkiintoista.

    Everything that has happened here was very interesting.

    In this sentence, 'tapahtunut' specifies occurrences or events that have taken place.

  • Kun kerroimme mitä oli tapahtunut, kaikki yllättyivät.

    When we explained what had happened, everyone was surprised.

    Here 'tapahtunut' refers to things that had occurred, emphasizing the past perfect aspect.

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