/a.ʁi.ve/
Translation
to arrive, to happen
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin arripare ('to come to shore, to land'), from ad ('to') and ripa ('bank, shore'). The original nautical sense broadened to 'to reach a destination'.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- arripare
- English cognates
- arrive, riparian
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | arrive | arrivais | arrivai | arriverai | arriverais |
| tu | arrives | arrivais | arrivas | arriveras | arriverais |
| il/elle | arrive | arrivait | arriva | arrivera | arriverait |
| nous | arrivons | arrivions | arrivâmes | arriverons | arriverions |
| vous | arrivez | arriviez | arrivâtes | arriverez | arriveriez |
| ils/elles | arrivent | arrivaient | arrivèrent | arriveront | arriveraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | arrive | arrivasse |
| tu | arrives | arrivasses |
| il/elle | arrive | arrivât |
| nous | arrivions | arrivassions |
| vous | arriviez | arrivassiez |
| ils/elles | arrivent | arrivassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | arrive |
| nous | arrivons |
| vous | arrivez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- arrivant
- Past participle
- arrivé · arrivée · arrivés · arrivées
Examples
-.
He should arrive at the station in half an hour.
.
Anyone can make mistakes, it can happen to everyone.
.
She arrived late because of the rain.
' cette .
I cannot manage to open this bottle of wine.
' , .
Whatever happens, I will always be there for you.
Where this fits
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Grammar articles
(13)French Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
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Conjugating French -er Verbs in the Present Tense
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Infinitive or Subjunctive: The French Same-Subject Rule
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
The French Subjunctive After Necessity and Will
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
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