They have just arrived.

Question

Es correcto escribir "recien llegado"?

Answer 1

In Latin America they say "recién llegaron", meaning "they just arrived" or "they have just arrived" (they tend to use the simple form "llegaron" better than "han llegado". But I guess in Spain is more common to say "acaban de llegar".

Do they really? and not 'recién llegado' wow! - margaretbl, Sep 4, 2010

I've heard "recién llegado" as an adjective: "es un recién llegado"/"es una recién llegada" meaning he/she has just arrived to a place they had never been to before - LoaEtayo, Sep 5, 2010

But that makes me think not of a place itself, but a community, they have just arrived in a group of people and they need somehow to be accepted - LoaEtayo, Sep 5, 2010

Answer 2

Acaban de llegar says they have just arrived. The verb acabar +de +infinative of the verb to describe an action just acomplished.

Answer 3

Acaban de llegar =They have just arrived

acabar de = to have just done something used to describe an action just completed

You can also say:

Llegaron recientemente = they arrived recently

I hope this helps You