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What Hppen? /¿Qué ocurrió?

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Today we have a topic that... well, happens all the time: we're going to talk about the verbs ocurrir and concurrir! Are you ready?

And what happened?

This verb, ocurrir, is used to talk about something that happens, that occurs.

ocurrir = to happen, to occur

 Por ejemplo: / For example

Ayer ocurrió algo muy lindo: mis amigos me organizaron una fiesta sorpresa.
Something really nice happened yesterday: my friends threw me a surprise party.

¿Qué ocurrió con la clase del viernes?
What happened with the Friday class?

No sé qué ocurrió, pero no llegó el correo.
I don’t know what happened, but the mail didn’t arrive.

Es como el verbo happen en inglés. Pero ¡cuidado! En español no decimos pasó un evento, decimos: ocurrió un evento importante o tuvo lugar una reunión.

Tuvo lugar-took place

Y si se te ocurre una idea, usamos el mismo verbo: Se me ocurrió una idea genial.

I came up with a great idea.

I always, have good ideas!

And what about concurrir?

Ah! That verb is less common in everyday life, but it sounds elegant and is used a lot in written language.

Concurrir means to attend, to be present in a place

concurrir = to attend, to be present, to go (to an event or place)

Muchas personas concurrieron al concierto.
Many people attended the concert.

¿Concurriste a la reunión del martes?
Did you attend the meeting on Tuesday?

Mi hijo concurre a una escuela bilingüe.
My son attends a bilingual school.

And if many people gather in one place, we can say that there was a large crowd.

Let's go to a🎯 Quick summary: Resumen

Ocurrir: something that occurs or takes place.

A problem occurred. Ocurrió un problema

What happened yesterday? ¿Qué ocurrió ayer?

Concurrir: asistir, estar presente en un lugar.
Concurrimos a una clase especial.

We attended a special class.

ocurrir = to happen, to occur

concurrir = to attend, to go (formal), to show up

 concurrencia = attendance, turnout

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