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How to Say ‘My life stopped there.’ in French

Ma vie s'est arrêtée,

mah vee s eh ah-reh-tay

[mah vee s eh ah-reh-tay]

💬 Usage Tip: With s'arrêter, French often says something "stopped itself" where English just says "stopped": Ma vie s'est arrêtée. You will see the same pattern in Le bus s'est arrêté.

Phrase Breakdown

Ma vie

mah vee

Words in this phrase

[mah]

Possessive adjective indicating ownership or association.

Example

Ma vie aujourd'hui.

My life today.

vie

[vee]

life

The existence of an individual human being or animal.

Example

La vie est surprenante.

Life is surprising.

S'est arrêtée,

s eh ah-reh-tay

Words in this phrase

[s]

has

Used to form the present perfect tense indicating an action completed in the past.

Example

S'est finalement arrêtée.

Has finally stopped.

est

[eh]

Third person singular of 'be', indicating state or quality.

Example

C'est aussi loin.

It's that far.

arrêtée

[ah-reh-tay]

stopped

To cease to move or to function.

Example

Tout s'est arrêté.

Everything stopped.

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