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How to say “happen” in Swedish

The usual word is att händaverb · happen, occur, take place

hända

att hända means “happen”, “occur”, “take place”. Present händer, past hände, supine hänt.

det kan hända att allt går bra
everything may, of course, turn out perfectly well
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  • happen, occur
    olyckan inträffade kl 12 (the accident happened at 12 o'clock)

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