ocurrirían

Ocurrirían is the third-person plural form of the conditional mood of the Spanish verb ocurrir. Ocurrir means to occur or to happen, and the verb is used intransitively to describe events or situations. The conditional mood is used to express hypothetical or contingent events, or to indicate probability or speculation about a future result under certain conditions.

Formation and usage: the imperfect conditional endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían are added to the infinitive ocurrir. Therefore, the form ocurrirían corresponds to “they would occur.” It is commonly found in sentences that describe what would happen if a condition were met, often in clauses introduced by si or in main clauses expressing speculation about outcomes. Examples include: “Si lloviera, ocurrirían retrasos” (If it rained, delays would occur) and “Los cambios ocurrirían si se aprueba la propuesta” (The changes would occur if the proposal is approved).

Distinctions: ocurrirían is different from the conditional perfect ocurrirían? No, that would be habría ocurrido to express what would have happened under a different condition in the past. Ocurrir, in turn, can also appear in phrases like ocurrírsele a alguien, meaning to occur to someone, but this reflexive-like usage is a separate construction.

Etymology: the verb derives from the Latin occurre, occurrere, meaning to meet or to happen, a lineage common to several Romance languages.