Translation of "What was going on" in German

They knew exactly what was going on but there seemed to be no action.
Sie wußten ganz genau, was vor sich ging, aber niemand handelte.
Europarl v8

We had the ability to understand what was going on.
Wir hatten die Mittel zu verstehen, was vor sich ging.
TED2013 v1.1

I was basically concerned about what was going on in the world.
Ich war grundlegend besorgt darüber, was in der Welt vor sich geht.
TED2013 v1.1

There was an interest in what was going on.
Es gab ein Interesse daran, was passierte.
TED2013 v1.1

And I was there thinking about what was going on.
Und ich dachte darüber nach, was das passierte.
TED2013 v1.1

We went on the quiet to see for ourselves what was going on.
Wir gingen klammheimlich um zu sehen was vor sich geht.
TED2013 v1.1

You see the person puzzled about what was going on inside.
Sie sehen die Person, die sich fragt, was im Inneren passiert.
TED2020 v1

Struggling because they didn't know what was going on.
Sie wussten nicht, was da vorging.
TED2020 v1

The rabbi came in and saw what was going on.
Der Rabbi kam also und sah was vor sich ging.
TED2020 v1

We really had no idea what was going on during that storm.
Wir hatten wirklich keine Ahnung, was während dieses Sturms passierte.
TED2020 v1

He had quite forgotten what was going on.
Er dachte mit keinem Gedanken an das, was jetzt vorging.
Books v1

To find out what was going on, he did an ingenious experiment.
Um herauszufinden, was los war, machte er ein geniales Experiment.
TED2020 v1

I decided to investigate what was going on in the human world.
Ich beschloss, zu untersuchen, was in der menschlichen Welt passiert.
TED2020 v1

They tried to hide what was really going on.
Sie versuchten zu verbergen, was tatsächlich vorgegangen war.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10

I pretended that I didn't know what was going on.
Ich tat, als wüsste ich nicht, was los war.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10

Tom had no idea of what was going on.
Tom hatte keine Ahnung, was los war.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10

I could tell by the look on Tom's face that he knew what was going on.
Ich konnte Tom ansehen, dass er wusste, was vor sich ging.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10

Nobody knew what was going on in my country.
Niemand wusste davon, was in meinem Land geschah.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10

Layla had no idea of what was going on.
Layla hatte keine Ahnung, was los war.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10

Tom was beginning to realize what was going on.
Langsam begriff Tom, was vor sich ging.
Tatoeba v2021-03-10