No. 2,789 in German
passierte
"Passierte" means "happened" or "occurred" in English.
In a sentence
Was gerade passierte, ist unglaublich.
What just happened is unbelievable.
Verb in past tense (imperfekt), indicating an event occurrence.
Er passierte die Grenze ohne Probleme.
He crossed the border without problems.
Verb in past tense (imperfekt), indicating the action of crossing or passing by.
Das passierte Obst wurde für die Marmelade verwendet.
The pureed fruit was used for the jam.
The word 'passierte' in this sentence is used as an adjective that describes fruit as puréed.
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