Podrán

Podrán is the third-person plural form of the Spanish verb poder in the future simple tense, meaning "they will be able to" or "you all will be able to." It comes from the verb poder, which in turn traces back to the Latin posse. In the future tense poder uses the irregular stem podr-, so the full paradigm is podré, podrás, podrá, podremos, podréis, podrán.

As a future tense form, podrá is used with ellos, ellas, or ustedes as the subject, to express future ability, possibility, or permission in appropriate contexts. It is the plain, indicative future, not the conditional or the subjunctive. The present tense form of poder is pueden, and the conditional would be podrían.

Common uses include statements about future capabilities or chances:

- Ellos podrán asistir a la reunión la próxima semana.

- Si practican, podrán aprobar el examen.

- Cuando terminen el curso, podrán obtener la certificación.

Negation and related meanings:

- No podrán entrar sin identificarse. (They will not be able to enter without identification.)

- En contextos de permiso, poder can imply that circumstances will allow something to happen.

Pronunciation and stress:

- Podrán se pronuncia con el acento en la última sílaba: po-drán.

Relation to other forms:

- Present: pueden (they can/may)

- Conditional: podrían (they would be able to)

- Subjunctive and other moods use different forms; podrá, podremos, etc., share the same irregular stem podr- in the future.