Skip to content

sucedido

happened

adjective soo-seh-DEE-doh Rare

Also means

occurred

Usage Note

Sucedido functions primarily as the past participle of suceder used adjectivally or in compound tenses: lo sucedido (what happened, the events that took place). The phrase lo sucedido is a very natural nominalized construction meaning 'the occurrence' or 'what went on'. Do not confuse suceder (to happen) with tener éxito (to succeed/to be successful) — a classic false friend.

Examples

"Nadie olvidará lo sucedido aquella noche."

Natural Translation

No one will forget what happened that night.

Literal Translation

No one will-forget the happened that night.

Explore Spanish by topic