arriver
Meanings
Verb
1. to arrive (often followed by a location)
2. to happen (unlike other translations of happen, can be used with an indirect object to specify something/somebody affected by the action; it may also be used with a relative clause in the subjunctive) (impersonal)
3. to cope, to manage (informal)
4. to be able to, to manage (to do something successfully)
5. to obtain a level of success or fame
Examples3961
Ça ne m'arrive jamais.
That never happens to me.
Ils sont arrivés avant moi.
They got there before me.
On est arrivés à Paris vers 9 heures.
We arrived in Paris around 9 o'clock.
Je suis finalement arrivé à réparer cette porte.
I finally managed to repair that door.
Il arrive souvent qu'il soit en retard.
It often happens that he is late.
J' sais pas quoi faire... J'arrive plus.
I don't know what to do... I can't do it anymore.