il m'est arrivé

happened to me

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phrase Rare #26,567
happened to me Used to say that something happened to someone. Before de + an infinitive, it can also mean “I happened to,” as in il m'est arrivé de penser à toi (“I happened to think of you”). The past participle may agree with a feminine noun that follows, as in il m'est arrivée la même chose.
FR: Il m'est arrivé quelque chose d'étrange hier.
EN: Something strange happened to me yesterday.

Il m'est arrivé quelque chose hier.

Something happened to me yesterday.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Il m'est arrivé la même chose, le mois dernier.

The same thing happened to me last month.

Il m'est arrivé beaucoup de trucs dernièrement.

A lot has happened to me lately.

— The Machinist (2004)

Il m'est arrivé quelque chose.

Something happened to me.

Devine ce qu'il m'est arrivé.

Guess what happened to me.

Il m'est arrivé la même chose.

The same thing happened to me.

Il m'est arrivé ce qui t'arrive.

What happened to you happened to me.

Il m'est arrivé une chose incroyable.

An incredible thing happened to me.

Il m'est arrivé quelque chose d'incroyable.

Something incredible happened to me.

Il m'est arrivé de penser à toi.

I've thought about you from time to time.

— Devdas (2002)

Qu'est-ce qu'il m'est arrivé?

What happened to me?