parvenir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pervenīre (arrive; reach).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.və.niʁ/
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Verb

parvenir (intransitive)

  1. to reach [+ à (object)]
    Je suis parvenu à l’égliseI've reached the church.
  2. to succeed [+ à (object)]

Conjugation

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-).

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