No. 2,509 in Russian
происходят
"Происходят" means "are happening" or "occur."
In a sentence
События сейчас происходят быстро.
Events are happening quickly now.
The word 'происходят' here refers to events taking place or occurring.
Многие изменения происходят внезапно.
Many changes happen suddenly.
In this sentence, 'происходят' is used to describe changes that are occurring spontaneously.
Почему такие вещи происходят с нами?
Why do such things happen to us?
Here, 'происходят' refers to actions or phenomena affecting the subject in a specific manner.
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