Translation

起こる / 起きる / 生じる / 〜になる

Meaning

When an event or situation occurs — usually without being planned. Things happen when they take place in the real world. You can also say something 'happened to' a person when an event affected them.

Examples

• どうしたんですか？何があったんですか？
  Are you okay? What happened?
• その事故は月曜の朝に起きました。
  The accident happened on Monday morning.