no pasó nada
/no paso nada/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "nothing happened" is said as no pasó nada.
The phrase is used to state that no event occurred or that there was no significant change in a situation.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of no (not), pasó (happened/passed) and nada (nothing).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, people often say no pasó nada de nada to emphasize the absence of anything at all.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the preterite tense pasó to refer to a completed event in the past. You can also use the present tense form no pasa nada to mean "nothing is happening" or to express that a situation is not a problem.
Did you know?
- The word nada actually comes from the Latin phrase for 'no born thing', suggesting that 'nothing' is something that has not been brought into existence.
- In Spanish, the double negative is a standard grammatical requirement, so no pasó nada literally says 'not happened nothing' to mean 'nothing happened'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, saying no pasa nada is a common way to tell someone 'don't worry about it' or 'it's no big deal' when they apologize.
Examples in context
- No pasó nada durante el día.Nothing happened during the day.This sentence shows how to use no pasó nada to describe a duration of time.Tatoeba #1634572 by marcelostockle, translation #7823323 by eggershead
- No pasó nada al fin y al cabo.Nothing happened after all.This sentence shows how to use no pasó nada to express that nothing happened after all.Tatoeba #1367245 by marcelostockle, translation #238640 by CK
- No pasó nada.Nothing happened.This sentence is a simple way to state that no pasó nada.Tatoeba #623861 by Shishir, translation #24616 by CK
- Durante la reunión de hoy, no sucedió nada relevante que debamos discutir.During today's meeting, nothing relevant happened that we need to discuss.
- En el informe de seguridad, se indica que no ocurrió nada que ponga en peligro la integridad del edificio.The security report indicates that nothing happened that jeopardizes the integrity of the building.
- No pasó nada especial, todo tranquilo.Nothing special happened, everything was calm.
- Organizamos una fiesta, pero al final no ocurrió nada interesante.We threw a party, but in the end, nothing interesting happened.
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Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are talking after a loud noise in the street.
- Mateo¿Escuchaste ese estruendo?Did you hear that bang?
- SofíaNo, no pasó nada.No, nothing happened.
- MateoParecía algo importante.It sounded like something important.
- SofíaTranquilo, Mateo, no pasó nada.Calm down, Mateo, nothing happened.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nada, no, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
