This is the 12899th most frequent Spanish word.
pasaran
"Pasaran" is the third-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of "pasar," meaning "they would pass" or "they might happen."
Here, 'pasaran' is used in the subjunctive past tense to express a goal or condition that requires the action to occur under certain expectations.
Los estudiantes estudiaron para que pasaran el examen.
The students studied so that they passed the exam.
In this case, 'pasaran' is used in the past subjunctive to imply time passing until a specified event occurs.
Pasaran años antes de que los amigos se reencontraran.
Years would pass before the friends met again.
Here, 'pasaran' is used in a conditional expression, reflecting a hypothetical or uncertain scenario dependent on the condition.