How to Say "I Will Wait" in French

j'attendrai

The French phrase for "I will wait" is j'attendrai.

This phrase is used to say that the speaker intends to stay in a place or delay action until something happens.

What does it mean word for word?

The form j'attendrai is a contraction of je (I) and attendrai (will wait).

Use j'attends for the present tense and j'attendrai for the future tense.

The form j'attendrai is the first-person singular future indicative of the verb attendre.

The verb attendre is a linguistic relative of the English word 'attend'. In Old French, it meant both 'to wait for' and 'to pay attention to'.
The verb attendre is used in the common expression attendre au tournant, which literally means 'to wait at the turn' but actually means to lie in wait for someone to make a mistake.
The word attente for 'waiting' is used in the phrase en attente, which is the standard technical term for a phone call 'on hold'.

J'attendrai pendant une semaine.
I will wait a week.
This sentence is useful for illustrating a duration of time with j'attendrai.
Tatoeba #1151888 by sacredceltic, translation #2807558 by clio
J'attendrai jusqu'à ce qu'elle vienne.
I will wait until she comes.
This sentence is useful for showing how to use j'attendrai with a conjunction of time.
Tatoeba #133674 by Aiji, translation #308541 by CK
J'attendrai ici jusqu'à ce qu'il revienne.
I will wait here until he comes back.
This sentence is useful for expressing waiting in a specific location with j'attendrai.
Tatoeba #336490 by sysko, translation #284234 by CK
Je vais attendre.
I will wait.
8 more sentences on Tatoeba

Emma and Nathan are at a bus stop in the rain.

Emma

Le bus est déjà passé, Nathan.
The bus has already passed, Nathan.
Nathan

Ne t'inquiète pas, j'attendrai le prochain.
Don't worry, I will wait for the next one.
Emma

Tu es très patient.
You are very patient.
Nathan

Oui, j'attendrai ici avec toi.
Yes, I will wait here with you.

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