le pasó

happened to him/her

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happened to him/her Le can also mean “to you” when addressing someone formally. Depending on context, pasó can also mean “passed” or “handed.”

SP: ¿Qué le pasó a Ana?

EN: What happened to Ana?

Tom le pasó un cuchillo a Mary.

Tom handed Mary a knife.

Tom le pasó la pelota a Mary.

Tom passed the ball to Mary.

Tom le pasó la escoba a Mary.

Tom handed the broom to Mary.

Lo mismo le pasó al Pasquim, y están bien.

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

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Eso es lo que le pasó.

That's what happened to him.

Le pasó algo realmente malo.

Something really bad happened to him.

Tom le pasó un libro a Mary.

Tom handed a book to Mary.

Tom le pasó las llaves a Mary.

Tom handed the keys to Mary.

¿Realmente le pasó eso?

Did that really happen to him?

Ahora le pasó.

It happened to him now.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Bueno, ¿qué le pasó?

Well, what happened to him?

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Tom le pasó la lengua por la oreja a Mary.

Tom ran his tongue over Mary's ear.

No le pasó nada aparte del susto.

Nothing happened to him except for the scare.

Pero, ¿qué le pasó en el brazo?

But what happened to his arm?

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

Le pasó algo?

Did something happen to him/her?

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

"¿Qué rayos le pasó en la cara?".

What the hell happened to their face?

— TÁR (2022)

Tom le pasó los folletos a Mary.

Tom passed the brochures to Mary.

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.

Tom le pasó la linterna a María.

Tom passed the flashlight to Maria.

Pero ¿por qué al perro no le pasó nada?

But why didn’t anything happen to the dog?

— Familia (2023)

¡Y un auto le pasó por encima!

And a car ran over him!

— Song Sung Blue: Sueño inquebrantable (2025)

Me pregunto si le pasó algo.

I wonder if something happened to him.

Tom le pasó el menú a María.

Tom handed the menu to Maria.