J'arrivais (en. I was arriving)

/ʒ‿a.ʁi.vɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Indicates an action in progress in the past.

At that moment, I was arriving at the party.

À ce moment-là, j'arrivais à la fête.

Expresses the notion of coming to a place in the past.

When he called, I was just arriving home.

Quand il a appelé, j'arrivais tout juste chez moi.

Means the state of reaching a place, often gradually.

I was almost arriving at the airport when the flight took off.

Je j'arrivais presque à l'aéroport quand le vol a décollé.

Comes from the verb 'arriver', which originates from the Latin 'ad ripam', meaning 'to the bank'.

I was arriving late

Means that I arrived after the agreed time.

j'arrivais tard

I was arriving on time

Indicates that I arrived at the expected moment.

j'arrivais à temps

I was arriving well

Expresses that I had a good arrival or that everything was going well.

j'arrivais bien

arrival

Action of arriving.

arrivée

arriving

Person who arrives.

arrivant

to arrive

Verb meaning to reach a place.

arriver

I'm barely arriving.

When I heard the music, I was barely arriving in front of the door.

Quand j'ai entendu la musique, j'arrivais à peine devant la porte.

I was arriving like a prince.

With an air of confidence, I was arriving like a prince at the party.

L'air sûr de moi, j'arrivais comme un prince à la soirée.