widerfahren
C1to befall (happen)
- English meaning
- to befall (happen)
- CEFR level
- German C1 vocabulary list
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widerfahren in a sentence
Ein großes Unglück ist ihm widerfahren.
A great misfortune befell him.
Conjugation of widerfahren
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- widerfuhr
- Perfect
- ist widerfahren
Word family
widerfahren is built from erfahren (experience, learn), fahren (drive, go) and wider (against (not really used)). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where widerfahren comes from
Ableitung eines Präfixverbs zum Verb fahren mit dem Präfix wider-
Words that go with widerfahren
Questions about widerfahren
How do you conjugate widerfahren?
Present tense: widerfahre, widerfährst, widerfährt, widerfahren, widerfahrt, widerfahren. Simple past: widerfuhr. Perfect: ist widerfahren.
What does widerfahren mean in English?
widerfahren means "to befall (happen)". For example: "Ein großes Unglück ist ihm widerfahren." — "A great misfortune befell him."
What level is widerfahren in German?
widerfahren is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.
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