je viens d'être

I have just been

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phrase Rare #44,133

I have just been Used with a past participle to say that something has just happened to the speaker. It is the first-person singular form of the recent past construction venir de + infinitive.

FR: Je viens d'être informé du changement.

EN: I have just been informed of the change.

Je viens d'être nommé Chevalier, au Portugal.

I have just been made a Knight in Portugal.

Je viens d'être promu.

I just got promoted.

Je viens d'être puni.

I’ve just been punished.

Je viens d'être muté.

I’ve just been transferred.