Connaître (to know) · Futur
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Connaître in the French futur simple is: je connaîtrai, tu connaîtras, il/elle/on connaîtra, nous connaîtrons, vous connaîtrez, ils/elles connaîtront. The futur simple of connaître uses the stem 'connaîtr-' (drop -e from infinitive — keeps the circumflex traditionally). 'Je connaîtrai mieux la ville' = 'I'll know the city better'. The 2016 reform also accepts 'connaitr-' without circumflex.
| To Know | Connaître |
|---|---|
| I will know | je connaîtrai |
| you will know | tu connaîtras |
| he/she will know | il/elle/on connaîtra |
| we will know | nous connaîtrons |
| you will know | vous connaîtrez |
| they will know | ils/elles connaîtront |
Connaître (to know) in context
Sentences that use connaître in the futur. Tap each to hear it.
Tomorrow I will meet my new boss.
You will know the city soon.
She will know success, I'm sure.
We will know the truth one day.
You will meet many people at the gala.
They will know the decision tomorrow.
Working with the futur
The futur simple ("je parlerai") describes future actions, predictions, and conjecture about the present. In conversation it competes with the futur proche ("je vais parler" — going-to future), which is more common for near-term plans. Use the futur simple for distant or formal futures ("un jour, je voyagerai en Asie") and for conjecture ("il sera fatigué" = he must be tired). The futur stem is the full infinitive for regular verbs (parler-, finir-, vendr-), with a small set of irregular stems for high-frequency verbs: être → ser-, avoir → aur-, aller → ir-, faire → fer-, savoir → saur-, pouvoir → pourr-, vouloir → voudr-, venir → viendr-, devoir → devr-, voir → verr-.
Frequently asked questions
How do you conjugate connaître in the futur?
Should I write 'connaîtrai' or 'connaitrai'?
When do I use 'je connaîtrai' instead of 'je vais connaître'?
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