Definition
The present participle of 'hap,' meaning to happen by chance or to occur unexpectedly.
Etymology
From Middle English 'happen,' derived from Old Norse 'happ' meaning luck or fortune. The word originally meant 'to occur by luck' and evolved to mean any chance occurrence or happening.
Kelly Says
This word is practically obsolete in modern English, but it's fascinating because it's the root of 'perhaps'—literally 'per hap' or 'by chance.' Medieval people used 'hap' constantly to describe the unpredictability of life before we had scientific explanations.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የሚ起こる
ye-mee-ko-sor
CSČeština
stane se
stan-eh se
DEDeutsch
passieren
pah-see-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συμβαίνει
sim-va-ine
ESEspañol
sucediendo
soo-seh-dee-en-doh
FAفارسی
در حال وقوع است
dar haal va-q-e-e ast
FISuomi
tapahtuu
tah-pah-too
FRFrançais
arrive
ah-reev
GUGU
થઈ રહ્યું
thoi rahyu
HIहिन्दी
हो रहा है
ho reh-ah hai
HUMagyar
történik
tor-nik
IDBahasa Indonesia
terjadi
ter-ja-di
ITItaliano
avvenire
ah-vve-ne-reh
JA日本語
起こっている
okor-tte-iru
KMKM
កំពុង發 sinh
kmeng-poun-fah-sinh
KO한국어
일어나고 있다
il-eo-na-go it-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berlaku
ber-la-ku
MYမြန်မာ
ဖြစ်နေ
hpyit-nay
NLNederlands
gebeuren
geh-bew-ren
PAPA
發生 हो ਰહ્યਾ اے
fah-sane ho reh-ya ae
PLPolski
dzieje się
dzhy-eh-jee se
PTPortuguês
acontecendo
ah-kon-teh-n-doh
RORomână
se întâmplă
se in-tan-mplă
RUРусский
происходить
pra-ee-skho-dit
SWKiswahili
kifanyike
ki-fan-yi-ke
TAதமிழ்
நடக்கிறது
na-dak-ki-ru
THไทย
กำลังเกิดขึ้น
gam-lang gerd khun
TLTL
nangyayari
nan-gay-ya-ri
UKУкраїнська
происходить
pro-is-kho-dit
URاردو
واقع ہو رہا ہے
wa-qi-at ho reh-ah hai
VITiếng Việt
đang xảy ra
dang zye ra
ZH中文
正在发生
zhèngzài fāshēng
ZUZU
kwenzekile
kwen-ze-kee-leh