happenen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhap(ə)nən/
Verb
happenen (third-person singular simple present happeneth, present participle happenende, happenynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle happened)
- to happen
Conjugation
Conjugation of happenen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) happenen, happene | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | happene | happened | |
| 2nd-person singular | happenest | happenedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | happeneth | happened | |
| subjunctive singular | happene | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | happenen, happene | happeneden, happenede | |
| imperative plural | happeneth, happene | — | |
| participles | happenynge, happenende | happened, yhappened | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: happen
- Yola: ee-happen'd (ppl.)
References
- “happenen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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