"I want him to arrive as early as possible."

Translation: Io voglio che arrivi al più presto.

[Viaggiatore]

"ArrivI" is a third-person subjunctive form, used in a subordinate clause with volere. This may help: http://italian.about.com/od/verbs/a/italian-verbs-present-subjunctive-tense.htm

[march]

thanks a lot for the link!

[AlexBuxton]

We definitely havent got to subjuctives yet...

[Curlygirly]

Could someone please explain this answer - how is "I want him to arrive as early as possible" = "Io voglio che arrivi al piu presto". I understand the "early as possible" but where does the Italian answer indicate "him". It seems to speak of 2nd person arriving, not third.

[kosheryosher]

There is no pronoun to suggest the I.O. is "him". It could be any singular pronoun. Please explain.

[Viaggiatore]

It wouldn't be first person, which would simply be expressed by "Voglio arrivare...". Second or third person is possible.