J'arrivai (en. I arrived)

/ʒaʁive/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To reach a place.

I arrived at the station at 10 o'clock.

J'arrivai à la gare à 10 heures.

To manifest or occur.

The moment I was waiting for finally I arrived.

Le moment que j'attendais enfin j'arrivai.

To be present at a place.

When I arrived, all my friends were already there.

Quand je suis arrivé, tous mes amis étaient déjà là.

From the Latin 'arrivare', which means 'to arrive at' or 'to reach'.

I’m arriving right away

Indicates a quick response or that one will be present shortly.

j'arrive tout de suite

I’m arriving on time

Means that one arrives at the scheduled time.

j'arrive à temps

I’m arriving at

Indicates that one is reaching or is about to reach something.

j'arrive à

to arrive

Verb meaning to reach a place.

arriver

arrival

Feminine noun designating the act of arriving.

arrivée

arriving

Participant in the verb to arrive, designating one who arrives.

arrivant

To arrive unexpectedly.

Yesterday, I dropped by his place unannounced, I really made a j'arrivai.

Hier, j'ai débarqué chez lui sans prévenir, j'ai vraiment fait un j'arrivai.

To make a notable entrance.

He made his j'arrivai at the party, everyone noticed him.

Il a fait son j'arrivai lors de la fête, tout le monde l'a remarqué.