le pasa

it happens to him

it happens to her

le pasa(leh pah-sah)

phrase

1. (third person singular)

a. it happens to him (masculine)

Félix se desmayó esta mañana. - Sí, tiene la tensión muy baja y le pasa a menudo.

Felix fainted this morning. - Yes, he has very low blood pressure, and it often happens to him.

b. it happens to her (feminine)

Mamá se olvidó de que íbamos a comer. - Sí, le pasa a veces, tiene la cabeza en otras cosas.

Mom forgot we were going for lunch. - Yes, it happens to her sometimes; her mind is elsewhere.

c. happens to him (masculine)

No podemos vivir constantemente preocupados por él. Si le pasa algo, ya tendremos tiempo de preocuparnos.

We can't live constantly worrying about him. We'll have time to worry if something happens to him.

d. happens to her (feminine)

No debería haberla dejado ir sola. Si le pasa cualquier cosa, nunca me lo perdonaré.

I shouldn't have let her go on her own. If anything happens to her, I'll never be able to forgive myself.

e.

no direct translation

A Eugenia lo que le pasa es que está enamorada.

The matter with Eugenia is that she's in love.

Algo le pasa, pero no me lo quiere contar.

There's something the matter with him, but he won't tell me what it is.

2.

(formal)

(second person singular)

a. it happens to you

Si le pasa otra vez, debería ir al médico.

If it happens to you again, you should see a doctor.

b. happens to you

Dado el estado de sus pulmones, no debería fumar. Si le pasa algo, no diga que no lo avisé.

Given the state of your lungs, you shouldn't smoke. If something happens to you, don't say I didn't warn you.

c.

no direct translation

Lo que le pasa a usted es que se aburre y ve problemas donde no los hay.

The matter with you is that you get bored and see problems where there are none.

A usted le pasa lo mismo que a todos, que no quiere estar sola.

The matter with you is the same as with everyone else, that you don't want to be alone.