No. 12,899 in Spanish
pasaran
"Pasaran" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "pasar," meaning "they would pass" or "they might happen."
In a sentence
Los estudiantes estudiaron para que pasaran el examen.
The students studied so that they passed the exam.
Here, 'pasaran' is used in the subjunctive past tense to express a goal or condition that requires the action to occur under certain expectations.
Pasaran años antes de que los amigos se reencontraran.
Years would pass before the friends met again.
In this case, 'pasaran' is used in the past subjunctive to imply time passing until a specified event occurs.
Si pasaran por mi calle, podrían visitar mi casa.
If they were to pass by my street, they could visit my house.
Here, 'pasaran' is used in a conditional expression, reflecting a hypothetical or uncertain scenario dependent on the condition.
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