arribar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- +‎ riba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.riˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.riˈba]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.riˈbaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.riˈβa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Verb

arribar (first-person singular present arribo, first-person singular preterite arribí, past participle arribat)

1. to arrive
2. to happen

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of arribar (first conjugation)

infinitive			arribar
gerund			arribant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arribat		arribada
		plural		arribats		arribades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	arribo	arribes	arriba	arribem	arribeu	arriben
	imperfect	arribava	arribaves	arribava	arribàvem	arribàveu	arribaven
	future	arribaré	arribaràs	arribarà	arribarem	arribareu	arribaran
	preterite	arribí	arribares	arribà	arribàrem	arribàreu	arribaren
	conditional	arribaria	arribaries	arribaria	arribaríem	arribaríeu	arribarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	arribi	arribis	arribi	arribem	arribeu	arribin
	imperfect	arribés	arribessis	arribés	arribéssim	arribéssiu	arribessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	arriba	arribi	arribem	arribeu	arribin
	negative (no)	—	no arribis	no arribi	no arribem	no arribeu	no arribin

Derived terms

• arribada

Further reading

• “arribar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “arribar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “arribar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “arribar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- +‎ riba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Verb

arribar

1. to arrive
2. to happen

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		arribar			aver arribat
gerund		arribant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		arribat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	arribi	arribas	arriba	arribam	arribatz	arriban
	imperfect	arribavi	arribavas	arribava	arribàvem	arribàvetz	arribavan
	preterite	arribèri	arribères	arribèt	arribèrem	arribèretz	arribèron
	future	arribarai	arribaràs	arribarà	arribarem	arribaretz	arribaràn
	conditional	arribariái	arribariás	arribariá	arribariam	arribariatz	arribarián
	conditional 2nd form1	arribèra	arribèras	arribèra	arriberam	arriberatz	arribèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arribe	arribes	arribe	arribem	arribetz	arriben
	imperfect	arribèssi	arribèsses	arribèsse	arribèssem	arribèssetz	arribèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arriba		arribem	arribatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		arribar			aver arribat
gerund		arribant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		arribat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	arribe	arribes	arriba	arribam	arribatz	arribon
	imperfect	arribave	arribaves	arribava	arribaviam	arribaviatz	arribavon
	preterite	arribere	arriberes	arribet	arribem	arribetz	arriberon
	future	arribarai	arribaràs	arribará	arribarem	arribaretz	arribarán
	conditional	arribariá	arribariás	arribariá	arribariam	arribariatz	arribarián
	conditional 2nd form1	arribèra	arribèras	arribèra	arriberam	arriberatz	arribèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arribe	arribes	arribe	arribassiam	arribassiatz	arribon
	imperfect	arribesse	arribesses	arribesse	arribessiam	arribessiatz	arribesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arriba		arribassiam	arribatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		arribar			aver arribat
gerund		arribant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		arribat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	arribi	arribas	arriba	arribam	arribatz	arriban
	imperfect	arribavi	arribavas	arribava	arribàvam	arribàvatz	arribavan
	preterite	arribèi	arribès	arribè	arribèm	arribètz	arribèn
	future	arribarèi	arribaràs	arribarà	arribaram	arribaratz	arribaràn
	conditional	arribarí	arribarés	arribaré	arribarem	arribaretz	arribarén
	conditional 2nd form1	arribèra	arribèras	arribèra	arriberam	arriberatz	arribèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arribi	arribes	arribe	arribem	arribetz	arriben
	imperfect	arribèssi	arribèsses	arribèsse	arribèssem	arribèssetz	arribèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arriba		arribem	arribatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		arribar			aver arribat
gerund		arribant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		arribat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	arribe	arribas	arriba	arribam	arribatz	arriban
	imperfect	arribava	arribavas	arribava	arribàvam	arribàvatz	arribavan
	preterite	arribei	arriberas	arribet	arribèram	arribèratz	arriberan
	future	arribarai	arribaràs	arribará	arribarem	arribaretz	arribarán
	conditional	arribariá	arribariàs	arribariá	arribariam	arribariatz	arribarián
	conditional 2nd form1	arribèra	arribèras	arribèra	arriberam	arriberatz	arribèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arribe	arribes	arribe	arribem	arribetz	arriben
	imperfect	arribèsse	arribèsses	arribèsse	arribèssem	arribèssetz	arribèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arriba		arribem	arribatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		arribar			aver arribat
gerund		arribant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		arribat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	arribe	arribes	arriba	arribam	arribatz	arriban
	imperfect	arribavi	arribavas	arribava	arribàvem	arribàvetz	arribavan
	preterite	arribère	arribères	arribèt	arriberiam	arriberiatz	arribèron
	future	arribarai	arribaràs	arribarà	arribarem	arribaretz	arribaràn
	conditional	arribariáu	arribariás	arribariá	arribariam	arribariatz	arribarián
	conditional 2nd form1	arribèra	arribèras	arribèra	arriberam	arriberatz	arribèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	arribe	arribes	arribe	arribem	arribetz	arriban
	imperfect	arribèsse	arribèsses	arribèsse	arribessiam	arribessiatz	arribèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			arriba		arribem	arribatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Derived terms

• arribada

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. By surface analysis, a- +‎ riba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁiˈba(ʁ)/ [a.hiˈba(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʁiˈba(ʁ)/ [a.hiˈba(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.ʁiˈba(ɾ)/ [a.hiˈba(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.ʁiˈba(ʁ)/ [a.χiˈba(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.ʁiˈba(ɻ)/ [a.hiˈba(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁiˈbaɾ/ [ɐ.ʁiˈβaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁiˈbaɾ/ [ɐ.ʁiˈβaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʁiˈba.ɾi/

Verb

arribar (first-person singular present arribo, first-person singular preterite arribei, past participle arribado)

1. (nautical) to arrive (at a port); to bear away (from the wind)
2. to convalesce
3. (of animals) to migrate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arribar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	arribar
Personal	arribar	arribares	arribar	arribarmos	arribardes	arribarem
Gerund
	arribando
Past participle
Masculine	arribado			arribados
Feminine	arribada			arribadas
Indicative
Present	arribo	arribas	arriba	arribamos	arribais	arribam
Imperfect	arribava	arribavas	arribava	arribávamos	arribáveis	arribavam
Preterite	arribei	arribaste	arribou	arribamos1, arribámos2	arribastes	arribaram
Pluperfect	arribara	arribaras	arribara	arribáramos	arribáreis	arribaram
Future	arribarei	arribarás	arribará	arribaremos	arribareis	arribarão
Conditional	arribaria	arribarias	arribaria	arribaríamos	arribaríeis	arribariam
Subjunctive
Present	arribe	arribes	arribe	arribemos	arribeis	arribem
Imperfect	arribasse	arribasses	arribasse	arribássemos	arribásseis	arribassem
Future	arribar	arribares	arribar	arribarmos	arribardes	arribarem
Imperative
Affirmative		arriba	arribe	arribemos	arribai	arribem
Negative (não)		não arribes	não arribe	não arribemos	não arribeis	não arribem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “arribar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “arribar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre. Synchronically a- +‎ riba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ariˈbaɾ/ [a.riˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧rri‧bar

Verb

arribar (first-person singular present arribo, first-person singular preterite arribé, past participle arribado)

1. (nautical) to dock
2. (literary) to arrive

   Synonym: llegar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arribar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			arribar
gerund			arribando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arribado		arribada
		plural		arribados		arribadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	arribo	arribastú arribásvos	arriba	arribamos	arribáis	arriban
	imperfect	arribaba	arribabas	arribaba	arribábamos	arribabais	arribaban
	preterite	arribé	arribaste	arribó	arribamos	arribasteis	arribaron
	future	arribaré	arribarás	arribará	arribaremos	arribaréis	arribarán
	conditional	arribaría	arribarías	arribaría	arribaríamos	arribaríais	arribarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	arribe	arribestú arribésvos2	arribe	arribemos	arribéis	arriben
	imperfect (ra)	arribara	arribaras	arribara	arribáramos	arribarais	arribaran
	imperfect (se)	arribase	arribases	arribase	arribásemos	arribaseis	arribasen
	future1	arribare	arribares	arribare	arribáremos	arribareis	arribaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		arribatú arribávos	arribe	arribemos	arribad	arriben
	negative		no arribes	no arribe	no arribemos	no arribéis	no arriben

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of arribar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive arribar	dative	arribarme	arribarte	arribarle, arribarse	arribarnos	arribaros	arribarles, arribarse
	accusative	arribarme	arribarte	arribarlo, arribarla, arribarse	arribarnos	arribaros	arribarlos, arribarlas, arribarse
with gerund arribando	dative	arribándome	arribándote	arribándole, arribándose	arribándonos	arribándoos	arribándoles, arribándose
	accusative	arribándome	arribándote	arribándolo, arribándola, arribándose	arribándonos	arribándoos	arribándolos, arribándolas, arribándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative arriba	dative	arríbame	arríbate	arríbale	arríbanos	not used	arríbales
	accusative	arríbame	arríbate	arríbalo, arríbala	arríbanos	not used	arríbalos, arríbalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative arribá	dative	arribame	arribate	arribale	arribanos	not used	arribales
	accusative	arribame	arribate	arribalo, arribala	arribanos	not used	arribalos, arribalas
with formal second-person singular imperative arribe	dative	arríbeme	not used	arríbele, arríbese	arríbenos	not used	arríbeles
	accusative	arríbeme	not used	arríbelo, arríbela, arríbese	arríbenos	not used	arríbelos, arríbelas
with first-person plural imperative arribemos	dative	not used	arribémoste	arribémosle	arribémonos	arribémoos	arribémosles
	accusative	not used	arribémoste	arribémoslo, arribémosla	arribémonos	arribémoos	arribémoslos, arribémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative arribad	dative	arribadme	not used	arribadle	arribadnos	arribaos	arribadles
	accusative	arribadme	not used	arribadlo, arribadla	arribadnos	arribaos	arribadlos, arribadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative arriben	dative	arríbenme	not used	arríbenle	arríbennos	not used	arríbenles, arríbense
	accusative	arríbenme	not used	arríbenlo, arríbenla	arríbennos	not used	arríbenlos, arríbenlas, arríbense

Derived terms

• arribo

Related terms

• arriba

Further reading

• “arribar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “arribar”, in Diccionario del estudiante [Student Dictionary] (in Spanish), third edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2016
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “arribar”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA