Ya se te ocurrirá algo?

Question

Hi guys, Would "you will think of something" be an acceptable translation for this phrase?

Thanks in advance, Mark.

Answer 1

Pensar y ocurrirse have different meaning.

Pensar= to think Ocurrirse = to occur, to come an idea

He pensado mucho sobre nuestro proyecto pero no se me ocurre nada.

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Answer 2

Ya pensarás en algo is my translation. on the streets, you could hear: Algo se te va a ocurrir al rato? or if you want to be funny, you could say, Algo se te va a ocurrir al raton (for mouse)

Bueno eso es todo, al raton le gusta el queso.

Answer 3

Ok thanks guys. In English, we quite often say "you will think of something" meaning "an idea will come to you" so on that basis i think that "ya se te ocurrirá algo" and "you will think of something" are pretty much interchangeable. Thanks, Mark.

Correct. - chileno, Apr 4, 2014

In my head, if I say: Se te ocurrira algo, it means that I will come up with an idea, and it is not that the idea will come to me. - juanmelgar, Apr 4, 2014

cheers guys - mark1118, Apr 4, 2014