gschegn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• gschengan
• gschechn

Etymology

From Middle High German geschegen, geschēn, geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, scehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic *skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃe̞ŋ/

Verb

gschegn (past participle gschegn)

1. (intransitive) to occur; to happen

   Synonym: passiern

   Wia håd'n des gschegn kenna? ― How could that have happened?

2. (intransitive, with mit or with bare dative) to happen to (someone)

   Synonym: passiern

   Wås gschiecht'n jetz mit erna? ― What is going to happen to them now?

3. (impersonal, with dative and recht) to serve (someone) right (in this construction passiern is not possible)

   Des gschiecht da recht! ― Serves you right!

Conjugation

Conjugation of gschegn

infinitive	gschegn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	gschiech	-	gschiechad
2nd person sing.	gschiechst	-	gschiechadst
3rd person sing.	gschiecht	-	gschiechad
1st person plur.	gschegn	-	gschiechadn
2nd person plur.	gschegts	-	gschiechats
3rd person plur.	gschegn	-	gschiechadn
imperative sing.	gschiech
imperative plur.	gschiechts
past participle	gschegn