Phrase · 🙇 Apologising and making excuses
No pasa nada, le puede pasar a cualquiera.
It’s fine, it could happen to anyone.
B1accepting an apologyinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
No1adverbnotpasa1verbhappenspasar · present · 3rd sing.nada1pronounnothing,le2object pronounto (anyone)3rd · indirect objectpuedeverbit canpoder · present · 3rd sing.pasarverbhappeninfinitivea2prepositiontocualquiera2pronounanyone.
- No → nada: no … nada
- puede → pasar: poder + infinitive
- le → cualquiera: le = a cualquiera (doubling)
Word for word: “Nothing happens, it can happen to anyone.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1No pasa nada = It’s fine, no problem: the standard reply to an apology. Indefinites and double negation →
- 2le … a cualquiera: the indirect object is doubled. Things happen a someone. Indirect object pronouns and doubling →
Variations
- No pasa nada, a cualquiera le puede pasar.
- Tranquila, eso le pasa a cualquiera.