how to pronounce geschehen

/ɡəˈʃeːən/

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geschehen is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of geschehen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… und über das was geschehen ist das …”

meanings of geschehen

verb:

To happen (to someone); to serve (someone).
To occur; to happen.

noun:

That is happening, that was happening.
Events, happenings.

geschehen frequency in german - A2 level of CEFR

the word geschehen occurs in german on average 70.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.