FrenchConjugationFutur

Donner (to give) · Futur

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Donner in the French futur simple is: je donnerai, tu donneras, il/elle/on donnera, nous donnerons, vous donnerez, ils/elles donneront. The futur simple of donner is regular: full infinitive + future endings = 'donnerai'. 'Je te donnerai mon numéro demain' = 'I'll give you my number tomorrow'.

donner conjugation in the Futur Simple
To Give	Donner
I will give	je donnerai
you will give	tu donneras
he/she will give	il/elle/on donnera
we will give	nous donnerons
you will give	vous donnerez
they will give	ils/elles donneront

Examples

Donner (to give) in context

Sentences that use donner in the futur. Tap each to hear it.

Demain je te donnerai mon numéro.

Tomorrow I will give you my number.

Tu me donneras ta réponse?

Will you give me your answer?

Elle donnera un discours important.

She will give an important speech.

Nous donnerons une fête pour ses cinquante ans.

We will throw a party for his/her fiftieth.

Vous donnerez vos résultats lundi.

You will give your results Monday.

Ils donneront leur opinion à la fin.

They will give their opinion at the end.

Tip

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-.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate donner in the futur?

The futur of donner is regular: je donnerai, tu donneras, il/elle/on donnera, nous donnerons, vous donnerez, ils/elles donneront. Full infinitive 'donner' as stem + future endings.

When do I use 'je donnerai' instead of 'je vais donner'?

Both express future giving. 'Je donnerai' (futur simple) feels slightly more formal or further in time. 'Je vais donner' (futur proche) is more conversational for near-term plans.

What does 'ça donnera quoi?' mean?

'Ça donnera quoi?' (literally 'that will give what?') idiomatically means 'what will it produce?' or 'how will it turn out?'. Used to ask about future outcomes: 'on va essayer cette recette — ça donnera quoi?' (we're going to try this recipe — how will it turn out?).