il lui est arrivé quelque chose

something happened to him

→ il
phrase Rare #42,345
something happened to him Lui can refer to a man or a woman, so the phrase can also mean “something happened to her.”
FR: Il lui est arrivé quelque chose.
EN: Something happened to him.

Il lui est arrivé quelque chose ?

Has something happened to him?

— The Chaser (2008)

Et s'il lui est arrivé quelque chose ?

What if something happened to him?

— Caché (2005)

Tu crois qu'il lui est arrivé quelque chose ?

Do you think something happened to him?

Il lui est arrivé quelque chose.

Something happened to him.

Il ne m'a pas appelée, il lui est arrivé quelque chose.

He didn't call me; something must have happened to him.

— La piel que habito (2011)