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ocurrir

/okuˈriɾ/, [o.kuˈriɾ]

occur

Verb ocurrir (first-person singular present ocurro, first-person singular preterite ocurrí, past participle ocurrido)

  1. (impersonal) to happen, to occur
  2. (idiomatic, impersonal, reflexive) to come up with
    Se me ocurrió una idea.
    I came up with an idea.

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Examples

  • Un accidente puede ocurrir sin previo aviso.

    An accident may happen at any time.

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  • Siempre tendremos que ir con cuidado de no dejar que vuelva a ocurrir esto.

    We'll always have to be careful not to let this happen again.

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  • Algo así no puede ocurrir en Japón.

    Such a thing can't happen in Japan.

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  • Yo sabía que podía ocurrir.

    I knew it could happen.

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  • Accidentes de tráfico suelen ocurrir en días de lluvia.

    Traffic accidents are likely to occur on rainy days.

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  • Me acaba de ocurrir algo.

    Something just occurred to me.

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  • No se me pudo ocurrir cómo hacerlo.

    I couldn't figure out how to do it.

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  • No podemos saber lo que va a ocurrir.

    There is no knowing what may happen.

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  • No se puede predecir qué irá a ocurrir.

    There is no predicting what may happen.

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  • Yo sabía que algo malo podía ocurrir si Tom y Mary iban a hacer caminatas juntos.

    I knew something bad would happen if Tom and Mary went hiking together.

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