Conjugation of arribar in Catalan
arribarto arriveregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | arribo | |
| tu | arribes | |
| ell/ella/vostè | arriba | |
| nosaltres | arribem | |
| vosaltres | arribeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | arriben |
Common mistakes in the Present
- tu
arrivasarribesUse -es in the present: tu arribes. - ells/elles/vostès
arribanarribenCatalan uses -en for the 3rd person plural: ells arriben.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | arribí | |
| tu | arribares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | arribà | |
| nosaltres | arribàrem | |
| vosaltres | arribàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | arribaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | arribava | |
| tu | arribaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | arribava | |
| nosaltres | arribàvem | |
| vosaltres | arribàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | arribaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | arribaré | |
| tu | arribaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | arribarà | |
| nosaltres | arribarem | |
| vosaltres | arribareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | arribaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | arribaria | |
| tu | arribaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | arribaria | |
| nosaltres | arribaríem | |
| vosaltres | arribaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | arribarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | arribi | |
| tu | arribis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | arribi | |
| nosaltres | arribem | |
| vosaltres | arribeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | arribin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- jo
arriboarribiThe present subjunctive is arribi, not the indicative arribo.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | arribés | |
| tu | arribessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | arribés | |
| nosaltres | arribéssim | |
| vosaltres | arribéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | arribessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | arriba | |
| ell/ella/vostè | arribi | |
| nosaltres | arribem | |
| vosaltres | arribeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | arribin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
arribesarribaThe informal imperative is arriba, not the present indicative arribes.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ells/elles/vostès | arribant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ells/elles/vostès | arribat |
arribar — frequently asked questions
Is arribar a regular verb?
Yes — arribar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does arribar mean?
arribar is a Catalan verb meaning "to arrive".