"Now it occurs to me that"

Question

Hello,

I've been correcting a set of expressions from this game so you guys have all of them well translated in order to have a good base for practicing. Although, one of them is left. It is now it occurs to me.

Please provide a context and/or examples yo I can learn the meaning and translate it into Spanish correctly. Or directly give a Spanish expression equivalent, please. "me ocurrí que" is the one given and it is not correct.

Could it be used, perhaps, when you all of a sudden realize something? Like if it was there all the time but in that moment it just pops up?

Thanks in advance.

[Feel free to correct my English. Thank you]

Answer 1

Hi atxeko. In English is it more common to say "It just occurred to me" rather than "now it occurs to me", although the latter is used.

Yes, you are correct. It is said when you suddenly (at that precise moment) realize something.

It is akin to saying "The lightbulb just went on" which is of course slang.

Example: It just occurred to me that I've written it incorrectly. (You thought you had written it properly but now, (in an instant) you see that you have not.)

I hope that helps.

Good answer amiga - pmikan-pam, Aug 21, 2013

Gracias pammy :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 21, 2013

Thank you Margherite :) I am afraid there is no direct translation for this one. Perhaps "caer en la cuenta" or "darse cuenta" which are synonyms of realize. - 003492fc, Aug 21, 2013

You're welcom atxeko. I've been looking through my books, would this work? "De pronto se me ocurrió" - 0095ca4c, Aug 21, 2013

That was my first guess but it does not fit the examples. Thank you for your effort. - 003492fc, Aug 21, 2013

Answer 2

Me doy cuenta que. I now realize...it now occurs to me...

Acabo de darme cuenta que... It just (now) occurred to me.

Thanks gringojrf. - 003492fc, Aug 22, 2013

Answer 3

ya se me ocurre has the flavour of it just popping up I think.

Thank you :) - 003492fc, Aug 21, 2013

It's the moment where an English speaker says "Aha!" :-) - lagartijaverde, Aug 22, 2013

I definitely would say that the equivalent expression is "caer en la cuenta". Thank you. - 003492fc, Aug 22, 2013

Answer 4

In this arrangement the sentence structure is very passive.

The subject of the sentence is not identified. Its merely an (it). Unas muestras (some samples)

Se ocurrió – It ocurred. The subject is not identified. The passive voice is expressed.

Se me ocurrió. It ocurred to me. The (me) is understood to be the indirect recipient of this action. (me) takes no responsibility or action in this sentence. ((me) is purely the victim. Thus, it ocurred to me , whether I wanted it to or not.

Se olvidaron las llaves. The keys were forgotten. The keys are not responsible for this action…even though they are clearly the items forgotten.

Se me olvidaron las llaves. I forgot my keys. In this sentences, the Spaniard takes no responsibility for forgetting the keys. The keys are the item forgotten and it happened to (me). It’s like saying. “I forgot my keys…but I’m also a victim…I’m not responsible/guilty…it happened to me.

Thank you :) - 003492fc, Aug 22, 2013