ocurrir

to happen, to occur

o k u ˈr i ɾ
ocurr happen; occur + ir Infinitive
verb Common #8,948
to happen, to occur “Happen” is more common in everyday English.
SP: ¿Qué puede ocurrir si no dormimos bien?
EN: What can happen if we don’t sleep well?
Conjugation of ocurrir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third ocurrió ocurrieron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third ocurre ocurren
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third ocurre ocurren
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second ocurre —
Third ocurra —
ocurrir
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third ocurrirá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
Third ocurrirá —
Past
Conditional
SingularPlural
First ocurriría —
Third ocurriría —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First ocurría —
Third ocurría —
Present
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ocurría —
Third ocurría —

Yo sabía que podía ocurrir.

I knew it could happen.

¿Alguien lo ha visto ocurrir?

Has anyone seen it happen?

Se me acaba de ocurrir algo muy interesante.

I just had a very interesting idea.

No creo que eso tenga muchas oportunidades de ocurrir.

I don't think there's much chance of that happening.

Sabía que esto iba a ocurrir.

I knew this was going to happen.

Va a volver a ocurrir.

It’s going to happen again.

Tom dijo que no pensaba que eso fuera a ocurrir.

Tom said he didn't think that was going to happen.

Esto podría ocurrir en cualquier lugar.

This could happen anywhere.

Acaba de ocurrir un accidente.

An accident has just occurred.

¿Cómo se te pudo ocurrir una idea tan estúpida?

How could you have come up with such a stupid idea?

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

¿En dónde crees que podría ocurrir algún problema?

Where do you think there might be a problem?

¡Pero no había de ocurrir!

But it wasn’t supposed to happen!

— स्वदेस (2004)

¿Cómo ha podido ocurrir, Andrei?

How could this have happened, Andrei?

— Возвращение (2003)

Señorita Hudson, esos milagros pueden ocurrir de vez en cuando.

Miss Hudson, those miracles can happen from time to time.

— Summertime (1955)

Lo cual no suele ocurrir.

Which doesn't usually happen.

— Érase una vez en el Oeste (1968)

¿Tenía que ocurrir algo?

Was something supposed to happen?

— Roma città aperta (1945)

Tengo un presentimiento de que algo quizás podría ocurrir esta noche.

I have a feeling that something might happen tonight.

Tuve un presentimiento de que algo agradable iba a ocurrir.

I had a feeling that something nice was going to happen.

Se me acaba de ocurrir.

I just thought of something.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

No puedo asegurar que vaya a ocurrir.

I can't guarantee that it will happen.

Ni se te vaya a ocurrir decirle que yo te traje.

Don't even think about telling him I brought you here.

— Roma (2018)

Sí, suele ocurrir.

Yes, it often happens.

— Roma città aperta (1945)

No se me pudo ocurrir cómo hacerlo.

I couldn't think of how to do it.

No comprendo cómo ha podido ocurrir.

I don't understand how it could have happened.

— Yo vi al diablo (2010)

Se me tiene que ocurrir algo.

I have to think of something.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Eso debería ocurrir pronto.

That should happen soon.

No se puede predecir qué irá a ocurrir.

It is impossible to predict what will happen.

Puede que esté a punto de ocurrir.

It may be about to happen.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Los terremotos pueden ocurrir en cualquier momento.

Earthquakes can happen at any time.

Nadie sabía muy bien qué estaba por ocurrir.

No one really knew what was about to happen.

Aquí suelen ocurrir cosas extrañas.

Strange things often happen here.

Nadie te dice que vaya a ocurrir.

Nobody tells you it's going to happen.

¿Quieres hablar de lo que acaba de ocurrir?

Do you want to talk about what just happened?

Para poder verte y hablar contigo, debe ocurrir un asesinato.

In order to see you and talk to you, a murder must occur.

— La decisión de partir (2022)

Esas cosas suelen ocurrir en las obras de teatro.

Those things usually happen in plays.

— Vivir (1952)

Tom no cree que nada malo vaya a ocurrir.

Tom doesn't believe anything bad is going to happen.

Cómo ha podido ocurrir?

How could this have happened?

— Stalker (1979)

Que empezara rápido y acabara pronto no iba a ocurrir ese día.

That it would start quickly and end soon wasn’t going to happen that day.

Me acaba de ocurrir algo.

Something just happened to me.

Accidentes de tráfico suelen ocurrir en días de lluvia.

Traffic accidents often occur on rainy days.

Bien, ha vuelto a ocurrir.

Well, it's happened again.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Se te tienen que ocurrir cosas nuevas.

You have to come up with new ideas.

¿Pero cómo ha podido ocurrir esto?

But how could this have happened?

— Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Suele ocurrir.

It usually happens.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No se te vaya a ocurrir preguntarle nada personal.

Don't even think about asking them anything personal.

— Amores perros (2000)

¿Cómo pudo ocurrir eso?

How could that happen?

Eso es lo que acaba de ocurrir.

That's what just happened.