suceder

to happen, to occur

s u θ e ˈd e ɾ
suced happen; occur + er Second-conjugation marker
verb Common #7,558
to happen, to occur
SP: No sé qué va a suceder mañana.
EN: I don't know what is going to happen tomorrow.
Conjugation of suceder
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third sucedió sucedieron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third sucede suceden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third sucede suceden
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second sucede —
Third suceda —
suceder
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third sucederá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third sucederá —
Subjunctive imperfect
Present
Past
Conditional
SingularPlural
First sucedería —
Third sucedería —

Eso es lo peor que podría suceder.

That’s the worst thing that could happen.

Eso no debe suceder.

That must not happen.

Esto no tenía que suceder.

This wasn't supposed to happen.

Nos aseguraremos de que esto no vuelva a suceder.

We will make sure this doesn't happen again.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Supongo que eso no tiene muchas posibilidades de suceder.

I suppose there's not much chance of that happening.

Me encargaré de que nunca vuelva a suceder.

I’ll make sure it never happens again.

Podría suceder.

It could happen.

No volverá a suceder.

It won't happen again.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Algo está a punto de suceder en Palacio.

Something is about to happen at the Palace.

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)

Esto no debe volver a suceder.

This must not happen again.

— La asistenta (2025)

Lo que tenía que suceder está sucediendo.

What had to happen is happening.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Y una cosa llevó a otra, como suele suceder.

And one thing led to another, as often happens.

— Wicked (2024)

Hemos recibido la palabra de Mark que esto no volverá a suceder.

We have received Mark's word that this will not happen again.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Le prometo que no volverá a suceder.

I promise you it won't happen again.

Tener fe en lo que pueda suceder.

Have faith in what can happen.

Lo siento, no volverá a suceder.

I'm sorry, it won't happen again.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Y si no estamos por aquí, volverá a suceder.

And if we aren't around, it will happen again.

— हैदर (2014)

Yo me ocuparé de que no vuelva a suceder.

I'll make sure it doesn't happen again.

No creo que vaya a suceder hoy.

I don't think it's going to happen today.

— System crasher (2019)

Muy bien, porque nunca volverá a suceder.

Very well, because it will never happen again.

Eso podría suceder.

That could happen.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Muchas cosas van a suceder.

Many things are going to happen.

— A primera vista (2014)

Los problemas de erección pueden suceder por varios motivos.

Erection problems can occur for several reasons.

Yo sabía que podía suceder.

I knew it could happen.

Sabíamos que esto podía suceder algún día.

We knew this could happen someday.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Tenía que suceder tarde o temprano.

It had to happen sooner or later.

Cualquier cosa podría suceder.

Anything could happen.

Y, no volverá a suceder.

And it won't happen again.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Esto estaba destinado a suceder.

This was meant to happen.

— Dangal (2016)

Mando, ¿cuándo empezaron a suceder cosas raras por aquí?

Commander, when did strange things start happening around here?

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Como suele suceder con él, llegó tarde a clase hoy.

As usual, he was late to class today.

Tom no cree que eso vaya a suceder.

Tom doesn’t think that’s going to happen.

Me cuesta imaginar lo que podría suceder.

I find it hard to imagine what might happen.

— Leviatán (2014)

Solo es un calcetín rojo, ¿qué podría suceder?

It's just a red sock, what could possibly happen?

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Me suele suceder.

It happens to me often.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Pienso que algo está a punto de suceder, y no es nada bueno.

I think something is about to happen, and it's not good.

— Hellfire (2026)

Prometo que no volverá a suceder.

I promise it won't happen again.

— Hellfire (2026)

Suele suceder.

It usually happens.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

No es seguro que vaya a suceder.

It’s not certain to happen.

Porque algo ha de suceder allí.

Because something is bound to happen there.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

No creo que eso vaya a suceder.

I don't think that's going to happen.

Algo malo estaba a punto de suceder.

Something bad was about to happen.

Tenía que suceder ahora.

It had to happen now.

— El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966)

A veces, en lugares pequeños pueden suceder grandes acontecimientos.

Sometimes big things can happen in small places.

Lo que deba suceder, deja que suceda.

Whatever is meant to happen, let it happen.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

No dejaré que eso vuelva a suceder.

I won't let that happen again.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Como suele suceder con ella, no llegó a tiempo.

As is often the case with her, she didn't arrive on time.