happened, took place, occurred
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First | geschah | — |
| Third | geschah | — |
Plötzlich geschah eine Explosion.
Suddenly there was an explosion.
„ Aber damit war die Geschichte noch nicht zu Ende.“–„ Was geschah weiter?“
“But that wasn’t the end of the story.” “What happened next?”
Der Unfall geschah auf der Autobahn.
The accident happened on the highway.
Tom ignorierte alles, was in jenem Moment geschah.
Tom ignored everything that was happening at that moment.
Er wusste nicht, wie ihm geschah.
He didn't know what was happening to him.
— Dangal - Die Hoffnung auf den großen Sieg (2016)
Ich werde nie vergessen, was in jener Nacht geschah.
I will never forget what happened that night.
Everything happened at once.