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arrivare

to arrive

verb ahr-ree-VAH-reh Common
Travel & Places Movement

Origin: Vulgar Latin *arripare (to reach shore), from ripa (bank, shore)

Also means

to reach

Usage Note

Arrivare takes essere as auxiliary, so the past participle agrees with the subject: sono arrivato (m), sono arrivata (f), siamo arrivati (m/pl). Arrivare a + infinitive means 'to manage to / get to the point of': non arrivo a capire (I can't manage to understand). Arrivare in is used with countries/regions; arrivare a with cities.

Examples

"Il treno è arrivato in orario."

Natural Translation

The train arrived on time.

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