survenir

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French

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Etymology

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From sur- +‎ venir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /syʁ.və.niʁ/
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Verb

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survenir

  1. to occur
  2. to happen unexpectedly
  3. (of a person) to appear, arrive (unexpectedly)
    • Un loup survient à jeun, qui cherchait aventure
      A wolf on an empty stomach appeared, looking for adventure
      (Jean de la Fontaine)

Conjugation

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This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose the past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start in one of these thematic vowels (-a-, -i-, -u-).

Synonyms

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Further reading

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