happen

happen
'hæpən
verb
1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) skje, hende
2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) skje, inntreffe
3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) slumpe til å
•
- happen upon
- happen on
skje
I
verb \/ˈhæp(ə)n\/
1) hende, skje, foregå, forekomme, inntreffe, gå til
• happen what may
det som skjer, det skjer
• if anything should happen to him
hvis det skulle hende ham noe
• how did it happen?
hvordan skjedde det?
• something has happened to the engine
det er noe feil med motoren
• what has happened to your cat?
hva har skjedd med katten din?
2) skje tilfeldigvis, inntreffe tilfeldigvis
• these things will happen
sånn kan det gå
• just as it might happen
slik det kunne falle seg
as it happens tilfeldigvis
happen in komme tilfeldig på besøk, stikke innom
happen into a theatre stikke innom et teater
happen (up)on (tilfeldigvis) komme over, (tilfeldigvis) komme på, støte på, dumpe borti
happen to.. komme (tilfeldigvis) til å...
• I happened to know
jeg visste tilfeldigvis
• I happened to mention...
jeg kom tilfeldigvis til å nevne...
• you don't happen to have matches on you?
du skulle vel ikke tilfeldigvis ha fyrstikker på deg?
it so happens that... det har seg slik at...
II
adv. \/ˈhæp(ə)n\/
(nordengelsk) kanskje, kan hende

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