survenir
/syʁ.və.niʁ/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- survient
- past
- est survenu
- perfect
- survenu
Meaning
Similar words
Close — both describe something happening, with a focus on timing.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
sobrevenir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to happen suddenly, unexpectedly."
Practice
1 What does survenir mean?
to occur, happen (suddenly)
2 Fill the gap: Un incident ___ pendant la course.
Full sentence: Un incident survient pendant la course. (An incident occurs during the race.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches survenir?
survenir: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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