ocurras

Ocurras is a conjugated form of the Spanish verb ocurrir, meaning to happen or to occur. It is the second-person singular present subjunctive form (tú ocurras). This form is also the subjunctive used in negative commands (no ocurras) and in any subordinate clause requiring the present subjunctive.

Morphology and related forms: ocurrir is an -ir verb. In the present subjunctive, the full paradigm for the tú form is ocurras, while the affirmatives and other moods use distinct endings: yo ocurra, tú ocurras, él/ella/Ud. ocurra, nosotros ocurramos, vosotros ocurráis, ellos ocurran. The corresponding present indicative for tú is curres or ocurrs depending on dialect, but the standard form is ocurr es → ocurr es spelled ocurr es, giving “ocurres.” The causation of this form lies in the verb’s stem ocurr- with typical subjunctive endings.

Usage: Ocurras appears primarily in subordinate clauses that require the present subjunctive, such as expressions of doubt, possibility, wish, or hypothetical scenarios. It is not used as a stand-alone imperative in its affirmative sense; the negative imperative uses the same subjunctive form (no ocurras). The form is common in formal or written Spanish and in constructions that emphasize uncertainty or non-final outcomes.

Etymology and meaning: Occurrir derives from Latin occurre- and occurrere, with semantic development from “to run to meet” or “to meet by chance” toward the sense of “to happen” or “to occur” in Spanish. The verb is closely related to its English cognate “occur.”

See also: ocurrir, subjunctive mood, Spanish verbs with irregular stems.