Relierai

Relierai is the first-person singular form of the French verb relier in the simple future tense, meaning “I will connect” or “I will link.” It is used to indicate an action of joining or connecting that the speaker intends to perform in the future. The verb relier is regular for a -er verb, so its future tense follows the standard pattern with the endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont added to the infinitive relier.

Origin and morphology: Relier comes from the Old French relier, itself derived from the Latin ligare “to bind,” with the re- prefix emphasising the notion of returning or joining anew. In the future tense, relierai forms with the stem relier- plus the ending -ai, yielding the spelling relierai. Other future forms include relieras, reliera, relierons, relier ez, and relieront.

Usage: Relier is transitive and can take a direct object, often with a second element to connect (A et B, A à B, les idées entre elles). It is commonly used in both literal contexts (connecting wires, documents, pages) and figurative ones (linking concepts, findings, or events).

Examples:

- Je relierai les pages manquantes du dossier demain.

- Nous relierons les idées entre elles pour former un cadre cohérent.

Past forms: The past participle of relier is relié, used with the auxiliary avoir (J’ai relié les fichiers). Related forms include relates to the broader family of “lier” verbs, which share roots and similar conjugation patterns.

See also: related verbs relier, liaison, liaisonner, etymology of ligare.