How to Say "I Will Go" in French

j'irai

In French, "I will go" is expressed as j'irai.

j'irai is used to make a statement expressing that the speaker intends to travel to a place in the future.

What does it mean word for word?

j'irai is a contraction of je (I) and irai (will go).

If you add an 's' to the end to form j'irais, the tense changes to the conditional, meaning "I would go".

j'irai is the first-person singular future indicative of the verb aller.

The root of irai is not the infinitive aller, but rather an old Latin form ire meaning 'to go'.
A French person might use the phrase ça ira to mean 'it will be fine' or 'it will work out'. This uses the same verb 'aller' to describe the state of a situation rather than physical movement.
In French, you can say j'irai to mean you are going to a certain place, but you can also use it figuratively to mean you will succeed in a task. It is common to use the verb aller to express how a project or an idea is 'going'.

J'irai si tu vas.
I will go if you go.
This example shows how to use j'irai in a conditional if-statement.
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J'irai à la plage.
I will go to the beach.
This example shows the prepositional use of j'irai with a destination.
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Bien sûr que j'irai.
Of course I will go.
This example shows how to use j'irai to express certainty.
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Bonjour Monsieur, je vais partir maintenant.
Hello Sir, I will go now.
Les gars, je vais me casser, j'ai un rendez-vous.
Guys, I'm outta here, I have an appointment.
Je me tire, à plus tard !
I'm out, see you later!
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