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Both "sucedía" and "sucede" are forms of "suceder", which is often translated as "to happen". Learn more about "suceder" below.
suceder(
soo
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seh
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dehr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to occur)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to follow)
b. to follow
Una noche de celebración desenfrenada sucedió a la solemnidad de la graduación.A night of unbridled celebration followed the graduation ceremony.
sucederse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
3. (events)
a. to follow one after another
Se sucedieron muchos eventos trascendentales en España durante el siglo XV.Many monumental events followed one after another in Spain during the 15th century.
