compraré
/kompɾaɾe/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'I will buy' is translated into Spanish as compraré.
In spoken Spanish, the periphrastic future voy a comprar (I am going to buy) is often used to express an intention or a near-future event.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form compraré is the first-person singular future indicative of the verb 'comprar'.
How do you pronounce it?
/kompɾaɾe/
Did you know?
- The phrase comprar gato por liebre means to be cheated or deceived. It literally translates to 'buying a cat for a hare', referring to a butcher selling a cat as expensive rabbit meat.
- In many Latin American countries, people often use the present tense compro to express a future intention, such as 'tomorrow I buy the bread', making the future tense compraré sound overly formal or dramatic.
- Spanish has a specific term compra impulsiva for an impulse buy, but the act of buying someone's favor or silence is often described using the phrase comprar el silencio.
Examples in context
- Te compraré los libros.I will buy the books for you.Tatoeba #10065272 by manufrutos, translation #10064880 by meshbags
- Creo que compraré el coche rojo.I think I will buy the red car.Tatoeba #5666125 by diegohn, translation #5666127 by diegohn
- Le compraré un libro a mi mujer.I will buy my wife a book.Tatoeba #10768105 by Shishir, translation #10773198 by janTuki
- Compraré el auto mañana.I will buy the car tomorrow.
- Adquiriré el producto que necesito.I will buy the product I need.
- Haré la compra para la empresa.I will make the purchase for the company.
- Voy a comprar el libro que me recomendaste.I will buy the book you recommended to me.
- ¡Mira qué bonito! Lo compro.Look how pretty! I'm buying it.
- Compraré un regalo para mi madre.I will buy a gift for my mother.
- Voy a comprar una casa.I will buy a house.
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are planning their grocery shopping.
- Daniel¿Qué comprarás para la cena, Sofía?What will you buy for dinner, Sofía?
- SofíaYo compraré el pan y el queso.I will buy the bread and the cheese.
- DanielPerfecto, yo compraré las bebidas.Perfect, I will buy the drinks.
- SofíaMuy bien, nos vemos en el súper.Very well, see you at the supermarket.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
