ele sucede

happens, occurs, succeeds, follows (takes the place of someone)

→ suceder

suced happen; occur + e tu command / he, she, or it present

verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #41,555

happens, occurs Often used in the expression “o que sucede?” = “what’s happening/what happened?”

PO: O que sucede aqui?

EN: What’s happening here?

succeeds, follows (takes the place of someone) Commonly used with “a”: “suceder a alguém” = “to succeed someone / take someone’s place”.

PO: Ela sucede ao diretor na próxima semana.

EN: She succeeds the director (takes the director’s place) next week.

Conjugation of suceder

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
Third	sucede	—

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	sucede	—

What's happening to him!

— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)

Let's see what happens.

Monday follows Sunday.

What happens?

— O Leopardo (1963)