Assistiremos

Assistiremos is a verb form in Portuguese, representing the future simple (futuro do presente do indicativo) for the first-person plural of the verb assistir. It generally translates as “we will watch,” “we will attend,” or, in some contexts, “we will help,” depending on usage.

The most common senses of assistir are to watch or to be present at an event. In this regard, assistiremos is used with events or media, often followed by a preposition or contraction: assistiremos ao filme (we will watch the film) or assistiremos à reunião (we will attend the meeting). In many varieties of Brazilian Portuguese, the preposition a is sometimes dropped in casual speech, though the formal form with ao/à is preferred in writing.

A less frequent sense of assistir in contemporary usage is “to assist” or “to help” someone, similar to supportive or aid roles. When meaning to help, the verb can appear with pronouns or objects, but the more neutral and common choice in everyday speech is usar ajudar ou auxiliar.

Grammatically, assistir is a regular verb in the conjugation pattern of -ir verbs. The forms around this tense include eu assistirei, tu assistirás, ele assistirá, nós assistiremos, vós assistireis, eles assistirão. The subjunctive form is que eu assistisse, and the imperative for addressing someone informally is assiste (you watch/attend) or assisted depending on formality.

Etymology traces assistir to Latin assistere, meaning to stand by or be present; the word evolved in Portuguese to cover both watching and attending, with occasional sense related to helping in more formal or older usages.