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'What happened to him'

German translation: Was ist (mit) ihm passiert?

23:24 Oct 15, 2008
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: 'What happened to him'
then how would you translate the english phrase

'What happened to him?' Into German??would 'den' be at the end? Doesn't sound right.
Wendy W
German translation:Was ist (mit) ihm passiert?
Explanation:
depending on your context ......
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Andrea Winzer
United States
Local time: 06:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +14Was ist (mit) ihm passiert?
Andrea Winzer
4Was ist ihm passiert?
Doris Balmaseda (X)
3Wo steckt der denn?
Vera Wilson


Discussion entries: 4





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +14
Was ist (mit) ihm passiert?


Explanation:
depending on your context ......

Andrea Winzer
United States
Local time: 06:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
'what happened to him'
Was ist ihm passiert?


Explanation:
Was ist mit ihm passiert? would be: What happened with him?

Doris Balmaseda (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
'what happened to him'
Wo steckt der denn?


Explanation:
Im Sinne von: was macht der denn jetzt? Schon lange nichts mehr von ihm gehört...
Wie geht es denn dem jetzt?
Das muss nicht unbedingt bedeuten, dass dieser Person etwas "passiert" ist, sondern einfach nur, dass man sie aus den Augen verloren hat.



Vera Wilson
France
Local time: 12:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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