sobrevenir
/soβɾeβeˈniɾ/
verb
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el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- sobrevengo
- preterite (yo)
- sobrevine
- past participle
- sobrevenido
Meaning
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to happen unexpectedly
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Sobrevino una tormenta.
A storm struck suddenly.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
French
survenir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to occur, to happen suddenly."
Practice
1 What does sobrevenir mean?
to happen unexpectedly
2 Which fingerprint chart matches sobrevenir?
sobrevenir: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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