ocurrir

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin occurrere (appear, occur), from ob + currō (run).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /okuˈriɾ/ [o.kuˈriɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: o‧cu‧rrir

Verb

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ocurrir (third-person only, third-person singular present ocurre, third-person singular preterite ocurrió, past participle ocurrido)

  1. (impersonal) to happen, to occur
    Synonyms: pasar, suceder
  2. (idiomatic, impersonal, reflexive) to come up with
    Se me ocurrió una idea.
    I came up with an idea.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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