survenir

to happen, to occur

s y ʁ . v ə . n i ʁ
sur sure + venir come
verb Rare #24,889
to happen, to occur Often used for unexpected events or incidents.
FR: Un accident peut survenir à tout moment.
EN: An accident can happen at any time.
Conjugation of survenir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third survient
survenir
Past
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third surviendra
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third survint
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First survienne
Third survienne

Quand est-ce supposé survenir?

When is this supposed to happen?

Si une crise grave devait survenir, le gouvernement devrait agir rapidement.

If a serious crisis were to arise, the government would have to act quickly.

Des choses horribles vont survenir à Poudlard!

Horrible things are going to happen at Hogwarts!

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Ce genre de chose peut survenir lorsque vous êtes pressées.

This kind of thing can happen when you're in a hurry.

Ce n'était pas supposé survenir.

It wasn't supposed to happen.

Si cela devait survenir, que feriez-vous?

If that were to happen, what would you do?

Ça peut survenir à tout moment.

It can happen at any time.

Ce genre de chose peut survenir lorsque vous êtes pressés.

This kind of thing can happen when you’re in a hurry.

L'anarchie peut survenir en temps de guerre.

Anarchy can arise in wartime.

Comment ai-je laissé ça survenir?

How did I let this happen?

Si, pour une raison quelconque, cela devait survenir, que feriez-vous?

If, for some reason, this were to happen, what would you do?

Comment cela pourrait-il survenir?

How could this happen?

Laisser survenir!

Let it happen!

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Quels types d'effets secondaires pourraient survenir?

What types of side effects could occur?

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)