No. 13,778 in German
ereignet
"Occurs" or "happens."
In a sentence
Ein Unfall hat sich auf der Autobahn ereignet.
An accident occurred on the highway.
Here, 'ereignet' refers to an incident happening in the past tense.
Es ereignet sich selten, dass ein Regenbogen in der Nacht sichtbar ist.
It rarely happens that a rainbow is visible at night.
In this usage, 'ereignet' signifies an unusual event taking place.
Dieses außergewöhnliche Phänomen hat sich in diesem Jahr mehrmals ereignet.
This extraordinary phenomenon has occurred several times this year.
This context uses 'ereignet' to describe a specific repeated occurrence of an event.
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