Cenerà

Cenerà is the third-person singular future indicative form of the Italian verb cenare, meaning to dine or have dinner. It is used to express that someone will dine at a future time. The form can also appear in the formal address Lei cenerà, which is the polite way to say “you will dine.”

Etymology and meaning: Cenare derives from the Italian root cen- combined with the -are verb ending. The word cenare itself traces back to Latin cena, meaning dinner or meal. In modern Italian, cenerà specifies a future action of dining and is used for masculine, feminine, or neuter subjects as indicated by the accompanying pronoun or context.

Conjugation: The future simple forms of cenare are: io cenerò, tu cenerai, lui/lei cenerà, noi ceneremo, voi cenerete, loro ceneranno. These endings follow the regular pattern for -are verbs in the Italian future tense, with the stem cen- maintained before the endings.

Usage notes: Cenerà appears in both spoken and written Italian to indicate an upcoming dining event. It is common in everyday planning, travel notes, and recipes when describing future meals. When used with Lei, it retains the formal address: “Lei cenerà alle otto” (You will dine at eight). In many contexts, the subject is understood from context, allowing the verb form to stand alone, as in “Cenerà domani?”

See also: Cenare, Italian verb conjugation, Italian future tenses.