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No. 5,452 in Spanish

ocurran

"Occur" or "happen" (third-person plural subjunctive form of "ocurrir").

In a sentence

  • Espero que las cosas buenas ocurran pronto.

    I hope that good things happen soon.

    The word 'ocurran' is used here as the subjunctive present form of the verb 'ocurrir,' referring to the occurrence of events.

  • Es importante que estas reuniones ocurran regularmente.

    It is important that these meetings occur regularly.

    The word 'ocurran' describes the happening of meetings in a subjunctive context, triggered by 'es importante que'.

  • Quiero ayudar en caso de que ocurran problemas.

    I want to help in case problems arise.

    Here, 'ocurran' is used to denote potential problems arising, in a hypothetical manner indicated by 'en caso de que'.

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