Recommanderai

Recommanderai is the first-person singular form of the French verb recommander in the simple future tense, meaning “I will recommend.” It is used to express an action the speaker intends to perform in the future and is a standard form in both formal and written French.

Etymology and basics: Recommander means to advise or propose something to someone. The word derives from the prefix re- combined with the root recommander, itself from Latin commendare. In the future tense, regular -er verbs follow a predictable pattern and keep the infinitive form as the base with the appropriate endings.

Conjugation: For regular -er verbs, the future simple endings are -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont attached to the infinitive. The future forms of recommander are: je recommanderai, tu recommanderas, il/elle recommandera, nous recommanderons, vous recommanderez, ils/elles recommanderont.

Usage notes: Recommanderai expresses a definite future action by the speaker. It can introduce direct objects, as in “Demain, je recommanderai ce livre,” or be part of longer statements about plans or promises. In everyday speech, the near future (aller + infinitif) is often preferred for immediacy, but the simple future remains common in formal writing and reporting.

Related forms: The verb also has other tenses and moods, such as recommande (present), recommanderais (conditional), and recommande (subjunctive). The form recommanderai should not be confused with these, which convey different times or attitudes.

See also: French verb conjugation, future tense, recommander.