# happening
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhæpənɪŋ/, /ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/, /ˈhæpnɪŋ/, [hæpnɪn]
* Audio (US):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge. By surface analysis, happen +‎ -ing.

#### Verb

happening
* present participle and gerund of happen
** 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. […] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.

#### Adjective

happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening)
* (slang, of a place) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
** 2005, Wendy Lawton, Less is More, page 13:“ […] San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”
** 2006, Eliot Greenspan, Neil E. Schlecht, Frommer's Cuba, page 165:When the show ends, the circular, sunken floor is one of the more happening dance clubs in town.
** 2011, Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge, Len Testa, The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012, page 157:They're a little noisy if you open your balcony door but otherwise offer a glimpse of one of Disney World's more happening places.
* (slang, of a person or product) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
** 1987 November 16, Steve Gibson, “Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘Happening’ Trends at Comdex”, in InfoWorld, page 42:Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.
** 2009, Nicola Williams, Oliver Berry, Steve Fallon, France, Lonely Planet, page 883:Going strong since 2006, this ephemeral nightclub (it's open only for 50 nights each year, in July and August) has become the hottest ticket in DJ land, a combination of the most happening names in music and its spectacular setting at the heart of the Palais des Festivals.
** 2011, Nicholas Gill, Christie Pashby, Kristina Schreck, Frommer's Chile & Easter Island, unnumbered page:San Antonio is the newest, tiniest, and most “happening” wine appellation in Chile, with just four boutique wineries that focus on quality, not quantity, producing fine pinot noir, sauvignon blanc, and syrah.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Middle English happenyng, equivalent to happen +‎ -ing. As term used in performance art popularized by Allan Kaprow.

#### Noun

happening (plural happenings)
* Something that happens.
    Synonyms: event, incident; see also Thesaurus:occurrence
** 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 271:Three follow-up singles, all ecological or religious in theme, did chart in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. Thereafter, Ocean remained a Canadian happening.
* (originally art) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.
** 1989, “Salvador Dali's Garden Party”, in Privilege, performed by Television Personalities:And it was some kind of happening / Some kind of happening / Salvador Dali's garden party

##### Translations
### Further reading

* happening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English happening

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhæpeniŋ/, [ˈhæpe̞niŋ]
* Rhymes: -æpeniŋ

### Noun

happening (informal)
* happening (event)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of happening (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
happeningini
happeningini
accusative
nom.
happeningini
happeningini
gen.
happeningini
genitive
happeningini
happeningieni
partitive
happeningiani
happeningejani
inessive
happeningissani
happeningeissani
elative
happeningistani
happeningeistani
illative
happeningiini
happeningeihini
adessive
happeningillani
happeningeillani
ablative
happeningiltani
happeningeiltani
allative
happeningilleni
happeningeilleni
essive
happeninginani
happeningeinani
translative
happeningikseni
happeningeikseni
abessive
happeningittani
happeningeittani
instructive
comitative
—happeningeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
happeningisi
happeningisi
accusative
nom.
happeningisi
happeningisi
gen.
happeningisi
genitive
happeningisi
happeningiesi
partitive
happeningiasi
happeningejasi
inessive
happeningissasi
happeningeissasi
elative
happeningistasi
happeningeistasi
illative
happeningiisi
happeningeihisi
adessive
happeningillasi
happeningeillasi
ablative
happeningiltasi
happeningeiltasi
allative
happeningillesi
happeningeillesi
essive
happeninginasi
happeningeinasi
translative
happeningiksesi
happeningeiksesi
abessive
happeningittasi
happeningeittasi
instructive
comitative
—happeningeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
happeningimme
happeningimme
accusative
nom.
happeningimme
happeningimme
gen.
happeningimme
genitive
happeningimme
happeningiemme
partitive
happeningiamme
happeningejamme
inessive
happeningissamme
happeningeissamme
elative
happeningistamme
happeningeistamme
illative
happeningiimme
happeningeihimme
adessive
happeningillamme
happeningeillamme
ablative
happeningiltamme
happeningeiltamme
allative
happeningillemme
happeningeillemme
essive
happeninginamme
happeningeinamme
translative
happeningiksemme
happeningeiksemme
abessive
happeningittamme
happeningeittamme
instructive
comitative
—happeningeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
happeninginne
happeninginne
accusative
nom.
happeninginne
happeninginne
gen.
happeninginne
genitive
happeninginne
happeningienne
partitive
happeningianne
happeningejanne
inessive
happeningissanne
happeningeissanne
elative
happeningistanne
happeningeistanne
illative
happeningiinne
happeningeihinne
adessive
happeningillanne
happeningeillanne
ablative
happeningiltanne
happeningeiltanne
allative
happeningillenne
happeningeillenne
essive
happeninginanne
happeningeinanne
translative
happeningiksenne
happeningeiksenne
abessive
happeningittanne
happeningeittanne
instructive
comitative
—happeningeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
happeninginsa
happeninginsa
accusative
nom.
happeninginsa
happeninginsa
gen.
happeninginsa
genitive
happeninginsa
happeningiensa
partitive
happeningiaan happeningiansa
happeningejaan happeningejansa
inessive
happeningissaan happeningissansa
happeningeissaan happeningeissansa
elative
happeningistaan happeningistansa
happeningeistaan happeningeistansa
illative
happeningiinsa
happeningeihinsa
adessive
happeningillaan happeningillansa
happeningeillaan happeningeillansa
ablative
happeningiltaan happeningiltansa
happeningeiltaan happeningeiltansa
allative
happeningilleen happeningillensa
happeningeilleen happeningeillensa
essive
happeninginaan happeninginansa
happeningeinaan happeningeinansa
translative
happeningikseen happeningiksensa
happeningeikseen happeningeiksensa
abessive
happeningittaan happeningittansa
happeningeittaan happeningeittansa
instructive
comitative
—happeningeineen happeningeinensa :

#### Related terms

* häppeninki

### Further reading

* “happening”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ap.niŋ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

happening m (plural happenings)
* happening

### Further reading

* “happening”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English happening, from Middle English *happenynge, *happnynge.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxɛ.pɛ.ɲiŋk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛpɛɲiŋk
* Syllabification: ha‧ppe‧ning

### Noun

happening m inan
* happening (spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation)

#### Derived terms

* happeningowy

#### Related terms

* happener
* happenerka

### Further reading

* happening in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* happening in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English happening.

### Noun

happening n (plural happeninguri)
* happening (spontaneous or improvised event)

#### Declension
### References

* happening in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxapenin/ [ˈxa.pe.nĩn]
* Rhymes: -apenin
* Syllabification: hap‧pe‧ning

### Noun

happening m (plural happenings)
* happening