Arriverai

Arriverai is the first-person singular future simple form of the French verb arriver, which means to arrive. It is used to indicate that the speaker will reach a destination or become present at a place in the future. For example, j’arriverai demain means I will arrive tomorrow.

Formation and conjugation: The form arriverai is created by adding the future endings for -er verbs to the infinitive arriver. The typical endings are -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont. The je form contracts to j’ before a vowel, giving j’arriverai. Other future forms are tu arriveras, il arrivera, nous arriverons, vous arriverez, ils arriveront.

Usage notes: Arriver is intransitive in its primary sense of reaching a destination, as in j’arriverai à la gare. It can also imply occurrence or completion in phrases like Ce qui est arrivé (what happened). In addition, arriver à means “to manage to” do something, as in j’arrive à parler français (I manage to speak French). The verb often takes a preposition to indicate destination (à Paris, en France) and can be followed by a time expression to place the action in the future.

Etymology: Arriver derives from Old French ariver, with possible roots in Latin or other Romance forms. The exact historical path is debated, but the modern form and meaning are clearly linked to the sense of reaching a place or event.

See also: Arriver (verb) for broader senses and related expressions.