pasarle

to happen to him/her, to happen to you (formal)

→ pasar
pasar to pass, go through + le Indirect object pronoun (to him, her, or you)
verb Uncommon #24,125
to happen to him/her, to happen to you (formal) The person referred to by le can be him, her, or a formal you; the context makes it clear.
SP: Algo podría pasarle hoy.
EN: Something could happen to him today.
Conjugation of pasar
SingularPlural
First pasarme —
Second pasarte —
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 pásenlo
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 —
Present
Subjunctive
Past

Él ha decidido pasarle su negocio a su hijo.

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

Algo terrible está a punto de pasarle a su edificio.

Something terrible is about to happen to your building.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Aquí, probablemente, puede pasarle a cualquiera.

This could probably happen to anyone.

— Solaris (1972)

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.

— Amélie (2001)

¿Qué puede pasarle?

What could happen to him?

— La leyenda de Baahubali: el inicio (2015)

Era lo mejor que podía pasarle.

It was the best thing that could happen to him.

Puede pasarle a cualquiera.

It can happen to anyone.

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.

Podría pasarle a cualquiera.

It could happen to anyone.

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.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

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)

Es lo mejor que puede pasarle.

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

— 飲食男女 (1994)

No debí pasarle por encima.

I shouldn’t have run him over.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Pensé que podía pasarle algo en casa.

I thought something might happen to him at home.

— Running on Empty (1988)

Algo debe de pasarle a la máquina.

Something must be wrong with the machine.

Lo peor que puede pasarle a la niña es dejar que siga pasando el tiempo.

The worst thing that can happen to the girl is to let time keep passing.

— Jaula (2022)