arrivare lesson 4.7

Ciao a tutti,

While doing flashcard in lesson 4.7 i came across:

Aspettando il tuo arrivo, ho parlato con Maria

I am curious about the word "arrivo" being used here, I understand it is conjugation of "arrivare", however could it be clarified why arrivo is used and not "arrivare" instead.

I thought the conjugation of arrivare to arrivo can only be used for myself ie.. "io arrivo" 

Grazie mille

Ciao rigoletto,

Arrivo is here a noun, not a verb. It's a masculine noun, l'arrivo, and it can be translated as arrival in English. It's the opposite of partenza, departure. At every Italian airport, you will find the "Arrivi / Arrivals" and the "Partenze / Departures" gates! :D

It can be confusing because it matches the present tense of the first, singular pronoun, but arrivare cannot be used here, and neither can any conjugation of this verb.

 Hope this helps!

Lucia

Buon giorno! io capisco! Grazie di cuore, Lucia! :D 

Prego! E un buon giorno anche a te :)