widerfahren

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German widervarn, from Old High German widarfaran, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþarfaran. Equivalent to wider- +‎ fahren.

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  • Hyphenation: wi‧der‧fah‧ren
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Verb

widerfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular present widerfährt, past tense widerfuhr, past participle widerfahren, past subjunctive widerführe, auxiliary sein)

  1. (formal, impersonal) to befall, to happen to
    • 1992, “Die da!?”, in 4 gewinnt, performed by Die Fantastischen Vier:
      Es ist schon wieder Freitag, es ist wieder diese Bar / Und ich muss dir jetzt erzählen, was mir widerfahren ist / Jetzt seh’ ich die Zukunft positiv, denn ich bin Optimist
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