geschehen
to happen
- Past (Präteritum)
- geschah
- Past participle
- geschehen (sein)
Irregular strong verb used only in the third person or with abstract subjects. It describes the occurrence of events or the unfolding of fate and situations. Because it denotes the change of state or an event coming into existence, it strictly requires the auxiliary sein. It is not to be confused with the weak verb gescheihen, which is an archaic term for dividing or separating.
Conjugation
Present
- geschieht
- present, singular, third-person
- geschehe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- geschehen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- geschiehst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- gescheht
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
Past
- geschah
- past
- geschahen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- geschahst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- geschaht
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- geschähe
- past, subjunctive
- geschehe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geschehen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geschehest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geschehet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- geschähen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- geschähest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- geschähst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- geschähet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- geschäht
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- sei geschehen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- seien geschehen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- seist geschehen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiest geschehen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- seiet geschehen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäre geschehen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- wären geschehen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- wärst geschehen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärest geschehen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- wärt geschehen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- wäret geschehen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde geschehen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geschehen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geschehen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geschehen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geschehen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geschehen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest geschehen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet geschehen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geschehen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- geschieh
- imperative, second-person, singular
- gescheht
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geschehen
- participle, past
- geschehend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- geschehen
- infinitive
Other
- bin geschehen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- sind geschehen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- bist geschehen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- seid geschehen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- ist geschehen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- war geschehen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- waren geschehen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- warst geschehen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- wart geschehen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- geschehen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geschehen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geschehen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geschehen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geschehen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geschehen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geschehen sein werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geschehen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geschehen sein
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geschehen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geschehen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geschehen sein
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person