Dire (to say) · Futur
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Dire in the French futur simple is: je dirai, tu diras, il/elle/on dira, nous dirons, vous direz, ils/elles diront. The futur simple of dire uses the irregular contracted stem 'dir-'. 'Je te dirai la vérité' = 'I will tell you the truth'. Same stem powers the conditionnel ('je dirais').
| To Say | Dire |
|---|---|
| I will say | je dirai |
| you will say | tu diras |
| he/she will say | il/elle/on dira |
| we will say | nous dirons |
| you will say | vous direz |
| they will say | ils/elles diront |
Dire (to say) in context
Sentences that use dire in the futur. Tap each to hear it.
Tomorrow I will tell you the truth.
What will you tell your parents?
She will probably say no.
We will say what we think.
You will tell the truth to the judge.
They will say what they saw.
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 dire in the futur?
Why is the futur stem 'dir-' instead of 'dire-'?
When do I use 'je dirai' instead of 'je vais dire'?
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