le pasó

happened to him/her/it

→ le

phrase Common #2,340

happened to him/her/it Used with an indirect object pronoun. In questions like ¿Qué le pasó? it usually means “what happened to him/her/it?”

SP: ¿Qué le pasó a tu hermano?

EN: What happened to your brother?

Tom le pasó la escoba a Mary.

Tom handed the broom to Mary.

Tom le pasó los folletos a Mary.

Tom passed the brochures to Mary.

Le pasó algo realmente malo.

Something really bad happened to him.

Es una conocida de Chivilcoy ¿Qué le pasó?

She's an acquaintance from Chivilcoy. What happened to her?

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Como si no supiéramos lo que le pasó.

As if we didn't know what happened to him.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Me pregunto si le pasó algo.

I wonder if something happened to him.

Tom le pasó la linterna a María.

Tom passed the flashlight to Maria.

Él le pasó la mano por el pelo.

He ran his hand through her hair.

Tom le pasó un cuchillo a Mary.

Tom handed Mary a knife.

La falta de sueño le pasó factura al cantante durante su actuación.

The lack of sleep took its toll on the singer during his performance.

Por favor, dime qué le pasó.

Please tell me what happened to him.

Tom le pasó el menú a María.

Tom handed the menu to Maria.

Tom le pasó las llaves a Mary.

Tom handed the keys to Mary.

Ibas a decirme lo que le pasó al tío Adam cuando fuera mayor.

You were going to tell me what happened to Uncle Adam when he grew up.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Lo mismo le pasó al Pasquim, y están bien.

The same thing happened to Pasquim, and they're fine.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

No sé qué le pasó.

I don't know what happened to him.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Como lo que le pasó hoy a él.

Like what happened to him today.

— Senna (2010)

Bueno, ¿y qué le pasó?

So, what happened to him?

— Control (2007)

Yo sé lo que le pasó verdaderamente a Tom.

I know what really happened to Tom.

Tom le pasó la lengua por la oreja a Mary.

Tom ran his tongue over Mary's ear.

Ahora le pasó.

It happened to him now.

— La gran belleza (2013)

Tom le pasó su cuchillo a Mary.

Tom handed his knife to Mary.

Debería haber preguntado qué le pasó, pero no lo hice.

I should have asked what happened to him, but I didn't.

— La asistenta (2025)

Eso es lo que le pasó.

That's what happened to him.

Le pasó algo?

Did something happen to him/her?

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Bueno, ¿qué le pasó?

Well, what happened to him?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Nadie sabe qué le pasó.

Nobody knows what happened to him.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Tom le pasó la pelota a Mary.

Tom passed the ball to Mary.

Y mira lo que le pasó.

And look what happened to him.

Tom le pasó un libro a Mary.

Tom handed a book to Mary.