English–French
“arrive” in French
How to say “arrive” in French
“Arrive” in French is arriver.
A path ends at a marked point: a traveler reaches a place, a time is reached, or an event comes to pass.
Example sentences with arriver
Ça m'arrive souvent.
It often happens to me.
Tips for using arriver
- In the passé composé, intransitive arriver takes être: Elle est arrivée à midi, and the past participle agrees with the subject.