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pasarle

to pass (something) to him, to pass (something) to her, to happen to him, to happen to her

→ pasar
pasar to pass, to go by + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive
verb Uncommon #22,934
to pass (something) to him, to pass (something) to her "le" means "to him/to her/to you (formal)" depending on context.
SP: ¿Puedes pasarle la sal a tu mamá?
EN: Can you pass your mom the salt?
to happen to him, to happen to her Often used with an indirect object ("a él", "a ella", "a usted") for clarity; here "pasarle" is the infinitive used with a modal/auxiliary.
SP: No quiero que vaya a pasarle nada.
EN: I don’t want anything to happen to him/her.
Conjugation of pasar
SingularPlural
First pasarme —
Second pasarte —
pasarpasarlepasarsepasarnospasarlo
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First paso pasamos
Second pasas —
Third pasa pasan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First paso pasamos
Second pasas —
Third pasa pasan
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — pasemos
Second pasa pasad
Third pase pasen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pasé pasamos
Second pasaste —
Third pasó pasaron
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First pasaré pasaremos
Second pasarás —
Third pasará pasarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First pasaré pasaremos
Second pasarás —
Third pasará pasarán
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pasaba pasábamos
Third pasaba pasaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pasaba pasábamos
Third pasaba pasaban
Conditional
SingularPlural
First pasaría —
Second pasarías —
Third pasaría —
Subjunctive
pasara
Present
pasando
Past
pasado

Algo debe de pasarle a la máquina.

Something must be wrong with the machine.

Podría pasarle a cualquiera.

It could happen to anyone.

Él ha decidido pasarle su negocio a su hijo.

He has decided to pass his business on to his son.

Era lo mejor que podía pasarle.

It was the best thing that could happen to him.

Iba sonriendo por la calle como si nada malo pudiera pasarle.

She was walking down the street smiling as if nothing bad could happen to her.

Voy a pasarle con el Jefe de Gabinete.

I'm going to put you through to the Chief of Staff.

Pero no lo que le pasa, sino los desastres que podrían pasarle.

But not what happens to him, but the disasters that could happen to him.

— Amelie (2001)

Puede pasarle a cualquiera.

It can happen to anyone.

Algo terrible está a punto de pasarle a su edificio.

Something terrible is about to happen to your building.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Aquí, probablemente, puede pasarle a cualquiera.

This could probably happen to anyone.

— Solaris (1972)

Es lo mejor que puede pasarle.

It’s the best thing that could happen to him/her.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Eso, querido Jojo, ¡es algo que nunca jamás puede ni debe pasarle a un alemán!

That, dear Jojo, is something that can and must never, ever happen to a German!

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Sentí que, pese a mis esfuerzos, algo podría pasarle, en cualquier momento.

I felt that, despite my efforts, something could happen to him at any moment.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Pensé que podía pasarle algo en casa.

I thought something might happen to him at home.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)