Compraré

Compraré is the first-person singular future indicative form of the Spanish verb comprar, meaning “I will buy.” It is a regular future form for -ar verbs, created by taking the infinitive comprar and adding the ending -é for the yo form, with an accent on the final syllable to mark the stress: com-prar-é. It does not involve a stem change.

The word is used to express a planned purchase, a prediction about a future action, or a spontaneous decision in conversation. In contrast to the periphrastic future “voy a comprar” or the conditional “compraría,” which can express intent or hypothetical situations, “compraré” states a definite future action.

Common contexts include: “Mañana compraré un regalo” and “Cuando tenga dinero, compraré una casa.” The pronunciation is roughly /kom.pɾaˈɾe/ with the stress on the last syllable.

Etymology: comprar comes from Latin comparare “to obtain, procure,” via Old Spanish, and has developed into the modern Spanish verb meaning “to buy.” Related forms include comprar (infinitive), compré (preterite first person), comprando (gerund), and the other future forms comprarás, comprará, compraremos, compraréis, comprarán.