happen to in German is widerfahren (verb).
(present: ich widerfahre, du widerfährst, er/sie/es widerfährt)
(past: widerfuhr, ist widerfahren)
- happen to, befall
- jemandem zustoßen, geschehen (oft im negativen Sinne)
- jemandem widerfahren lassen (veraltet: jemandem etwas antun)
Example:
- Was ist ihm widerfahren?
- Ihm ist großes Unrecht widerfahren.
- Möge dir nichts Schlimmes widerfahren.
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