Arrive, happen - Arriver (The 174th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Arrive, happen is Arriver. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about activities & movements, being & changes. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 174th most commonly used word in French. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: arrive, happen

French: arriver

Examples


Anything can happen in the world of dreams.	Tout peut arriver dans le monde des rêves.
The train is about to arrive.	Le train va bientôt arriver.
It happens to everyone.	Cela peut arriver à n'importe qui.
I don't know what could have happened.	J'ignore ce qui aurait pu arriver.
This could've happened to anyone.	Cela aurait pu arriver à n'importe qui.
Arriving early is good.	Arriver tôt c'est bien.
They should arrive by ten o'clock.	Ils devraient arriver à dix heures.
There is no knowing what will happen.	On ne sait pas ce qui va arriver.

Anything can happen on TV.	Tout peut arriver à la télé.
We won't be able to arrive home in time.	Nous ne pourrons pas arriver chez nous à l'heure.
You can probably guess what happens though.	Tu devines probablement ce qui va arriver.
You can't let that happen.	Vous ne pouvez pas laisser cela arriver.
I knew this might happen.	Je savais que ça pouvait arriver.
Anything could happen.	N'importe quoi pouvait arriver.
It looks like I'm going to arrive late.	On dirait que je vais arriver en retard.
He was the first person to arrive.	Il était le premier à arriver.
Arrive home.	Arriver à la maison.
It happens sometimes.	Ça peut arriver parfois.
That could happen.	Ça peut arriver.
Anything can happen.	Tout peut arriver.
That can happen sometimes.	Cela peut arriver de temps en temps.