arriverebbero

Arriverebbero is the third-person plural present conditional form of the Italian verb arrivare, meaning “they would arrive.” It is used to express hypothetical or contingent events and often appears in sentences describing what would happen under certain conditions.

Morphology and usage notes: Arrivare belongs to the first conjugation (-are). The conditional present endings for all persons are -ei, -esti, -ebbe, -emmo, -este, -ebbero. Therefore, arriverebbero literally combines the stem arriv- with the ending -ebbero. The form is regular for -are verbs in the conditional present. It can occur in main clauses to indicate a potential outcome, or in subordinate clauses in conditional contexts.

Common uses:

- Expressing a hypothetical outcome in a condition: Arriverebbero alle sei, se il treno non fosse in ritardo. (They would arrive at six, if the train were not delayed.)

- Reporting or quoting a future-probable statement in the past: Mi hanno detto che arriverebbero alle sei. (They said they would arrive at six.)

Relation to other forms: Arriverebbero is part of a family of conditional forms built on the same stem. Other persons include arriverei (io), arriveresti (tu), arriverebbe (lui/lei), arriveremmo (noi), arrivereste (voi). The verb’s infinitive is arrivare; the conditional form shares its semantic use with the conditional in many Romance languages.

See also: Arrivare, Italian verbs, Conditional mood.