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n'arrivais pas à dormir
n'arrivais pas à dormir
couldn't sleep
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couldn't sleep
Uses arriver à + infinitive to mean being able to or managing to do something; n'arrivais is the imperfect form, meaning “wasn't able to” or “couldn't.”
FR:
Je n'arrivais pas à dormir à cause du bruit.
EN:
I couldn't sleep because of the noise.