Ocurriera (en. Occurred)

/okuˈrjeɾa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

It is used to express an action that could have happened in the past under certain conditions.

If a miracle occurred, we would all be happy.

Si ocurriera un milagro, todos estaríamos felices.

It is the form used to pose hypotheses or imaginary situations.

If a storm occurred, the plans would change.

Si ocurriera una tormenta, los planes cambiarían.

Within a narrative context, it suggests hypothetical or desired past events.

She wished for a gathering of friends to occur.

Ella deseaba que ocurriera una reunión de amigos.

Derives from the Latin 'occurrere', which means 'to happen' or 'to occur'.

if the unexpected occurred

if something unplanned happened

si ocurriera lo inesperado

a problem occurred

an inconvenience occurred

ocurriera un problema

whatever happened

that anything happened

que ocurriera lo que fuera

to occur

Verb that means to happen or occur.

ocurrir

occurrence

The fact that something happens.

ocurrencia

witty

Having a tendency to occur frequently.

ocurrente

A colloquial way to refer to unexpected events.

It was quite a drama when that happened at the party.

Fue todo un drama cuando ocurriera eso en la fiesta.

Expression that indicates that something was postponed or did not happen as expected.

I don't know what happened, the meeting just didn't occur.

No sé qué pasó, simplemente no ocurriera la reunión.