Dépendra

Dépendra is the future simple form of the French verb dépendre. It translates roughly as "will depend" and is used to indicate that a particular outcome or decision will hinge on something else in the future.

Etymology: dépendre comes from the Latin dependere, meaning to hang from or to be dependent, built from de- (away, of) and pendere (to hang). The sense of reliance or contingency developed into the modern meaning of dependence.

Grammatical notes: The verb dépendre is intransitive and typically followed by de to introduce the factor that determines the outcome. It conjugates regularly in the future tense: je dépendrai, tu dépendras, il dépendra, nous dépendrons, vous dépendrez, ils dépendront. The construction often uses a noun phrase or a subordinate clause after de, such as de nos choix or de ce que nous faisons.

Usage examples: Cela dépendra de nos moyens financiers. Cela dépendra de la météo. Cette décision dépendra de ce que disent les experts. In context, dépendra allows speakers to forecast how future conditions will shape results, and it is common in journalism, planning, and analysis.

Notes: Dépendra is closely tied to the idea of conditional outcomes and contrasts with present tense expressions like dépend de, or with past and conditional forms such as dépendait or dépendrait. It is widely understood in standard French and used across formal and informal registers.