Word
Pase lo que pase, quiero terminar la reseña esta noche y entender mejor al personaje principal.
Meaning
Whatever happens, I want to finish the review tonight and understand the main character better.
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Breakdown of Pase lo que pase, quiero terminar la reseña esta noche y entender mejor al personaje principal.
yo
I
querer
to want
al
to the
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and
Questions & Answers about Pase lo que pase, quiero terminar la reseña esta noche y entender mejor al personaje principal.
Why is it pase lo que pase and not pasa lo que pasa?
Because this expression uses the subjunctive, not the indicative.
Pase lo que pase is a fixed structure meaning no matter what happens or whatever happens. Spanish uses the subjunctive here because the event is indefinite or open-ended: you are not talking about a specific known event, but about any possible thing that might happen.
- pasa = indicative, used for facts or things presented as real
- pase = subjunctive, used here for uncertainty, possibility, or concession
So:
- Pase lo que pase = Whatever happens / No matter what happens
Using pasa lo que pasa would not sound right in this meaning.
What exactly does lo que mean in pase lo que pase?