no se me

I can't …

→ no

phrase Common #6,294

I can't … Often used with verbs describing things that happen involuntarily, such as something occurring to you or being forgotten.

SP: No se me ocurre nada para la cena.

EN: I can't think of anything for dinner.

No se me habría ocurrido.

It wouldn't have occurred to me.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Quizás no se me den los caballos, pero nací para hacer esto.

Maybe I'm not good with horses, but I was born to do this.

— Avatar (2009)

Este dolor de cabeza no se me va.

This headache won't go away.

No se me quita.

It won't go away.

— Espantoso (2026)

Menos mal que no se me ha caído.

Thank goodness I didn’t drop it.

No te preocupes, que no se me pasará.

Don't worry, I won't forget.

No lo ponga en duda, no se me escapará.

Make no mistake, he won't get away from me.

— Roma città aperta (1945)

No se me había pasado por la cabeza.

It hadn't crossed my mind.

Ese problema no se me planteó.

That problem did not arise for me.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

No se me va una.

I don't miss a thing.

— GOAT: La cabra que cambió el juego (2026)

¿Puedo pedir que no se me interrumpa mientras hablo?

Can I ask not to be interrupted while I’m speaking?

Estaba atrapada y no se me ocurría ninguna salida.

I was trapped, and I couldn’t think of any way out.

¿Cómo no se me habrá ocurrido antes?

Why didn’t I think of that before?

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

No te preocupes, no se me va a ir sin una lucha.

Don't worry, I'm not going to leave without a fight.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

A mí no se me engaña fácilmente.

I’m not easily fooled.

No se me duerman.

Don't fall asleep on me.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

No se me pudo ocurrir cómo hacerlo.

I couldn't think of how to do it.

Hace tres días que tengo dolor de cabeza y no se me va.

I've had a headache for three days, and it won't go away.

No se me ocurría nada que decir.

I couldn't think of anything to say.

— Il postino (1994)

La verdad no se me ocurren otras ruinas.

To be honest, I can't think of any other ruins.

— Suzume (2022)

A mí no se me ha perdido.

I haven't lost it.