pasar

to pass

verb pah-SAHR Common

Also means

to happen

Usage Note

Pasar is one of the most polysemous common verbs in Spanish. It means to pass/go by (pasa por aquí — come this way), to happen (¿qué pasó? — what happened?), to spend time (pasamos el verano allí — we spent the summer there), and in colloquial Spain, to not care (me la paso / paso de eso — I don't care). ¿Qué te pasa? means 'What's wrong with you?' — distinct from ¿Qué pasó? (What happened?).

Examples

"¿Qué pasó en la reunión?"

Natural Translation

What happened at the meeting?

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