Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ocurrir”.
It’s a verb meaning “to happen” or “to occur”.
Like the English word “occur”, Spanish “ocurrir” comes from Latin occurrere, meaning “to run to meet” or “to run against”.
Example sentences
Nunca imaginé que eso podría ocurrir.
I never imagined that could happen.
Se me ocurrió algo interesante.
Something interesting occurred to me.
A veces ocurren cosas sin explicación.
Sometimes things happen without explanation.
No sé qué va a ocurrir mañana.
I don’t know what will happen tomorrow.
El accidente ocurrió anoche.
The accident occurred last night.
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