j'aurai
j'aurai is the French way to say "I will have".
j'aurai is the future tense of the verb to have, and it is used to indicate possession in the future.
What does it mean word for word?
The form j'aurai is a contraction of je (I) and aurai (will have).
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish between j'aurai (future tense: I will have) and j'aurais (conditional mood: I would have). The latter ends with an s.
Did you know?
- If you are talking about your age in the future, French uses j'aurai instead of the English 'I will be'. While English speakers say 'I will be twenty', a French speaker says 'j'aurai vingt ans', literally 'I will have twenty years'.
- In French, the verb avoir (to have) is used to express feelings that English assigns to 'to be', such as j'aurai faim (I will be hungry) or j'aurai chaud (I will be warm).
- In spoken French, the distinction between j'aurai and j'aurais is almost impossible to hear because the final 's' is silent. You must rely entirely on the context of the conversation to know if someone is making a prediction or a hypothetical statement.
Examples in context
- J'aurai fini le travail pour midi.I will have finished the work by noon.Tatoeba #12127 by michelnialon, translation #47623 by CK
- J'aurai réparé votre montre d'ici demain.I will have repaired your watch by tomorrow.Tatoeba #10294 by Rovo, translation #70615 by Lumi_alt
- J'ignore si j'aurai le temps de le faire.I don't know whether I will have time to do it.Tatoeba #1547203 by sacredceltic, translation #1545804 by CM
- Je prendrai le steak-frites, s'il vous plaît.I will have the steak-frites, please.
- Je vais prendre des sushis.I will have sushi.
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Example conversation
Gabriel and Emma are talking about their upcoming travel plans.
- GabrielJ'aurai les billets de train demain.I will have the train tickets tomorrow.
- EmmaC'est parfait, Gabriel.That is perfect, Gabriel.
- GabrielEt j'aurai aussi l'itinéraire.And I will also have the itinerary.
- EmmaTu es très organisé.You are very organized.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
