se te ocurrió

occurred to you

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occurred to you Used for an idea or thought that came to someone’s mind; often appears in questions like “¿Cómo se te ocurrió…?” (“How did you think of…?”).

SP: Se te ocurrió una solución excelente.

EN: An excellent solution occurred to you.

¿No se te ocurrió cerrar las ventanas?

Didn't it occur to you to close the windows?

¿Cómo se te ocurrió esto?

How did you come up with this?

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Parece que ni se te ocurrió.

It seems you didn't even think of it.

— TÁR (2022)

¿Pero cómo se te ocurrió beber tanta agua?

But what made you think of drinking so much water?

— 8½ (1963)

Cómo se te ocurrió que podías hacerme una cosa así ahora?

How did you get the idea that you could do something like this to me now?

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)

¿No se te ocurrió llamar a la policía?

Didn't it occur to you to call the police?

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

Así que se te ocurrió venir aquí.

So you decided to come here.

¿Cómo se te ocurrió una excusa tan buena?

How did you come up with such a good excuse?

¿Cómo se te ocurrió una idea tan buena?

How did you come up with such a great idea?