assistirás

Assistirás is the second-person singular form of the verb assistir in the simple future (future indicative) in Portuguese. It translates to “you will watch” or “you will attend,” depending on context. The form is used when addressing a single person who is expected to perform the action in the future.

Conjugation and usage: assistir is a regular -ir verb. The full simple future is eu assistirei, tu assistirás, ele assistirá, nós assisteremos, vós assistireis, eles assistirão. In Brazilian Portuguese, the tu form is less common in everyday speech; the corresponding form for você is assistirá (you will watch/attend), and for vocês it is assistirão. In Portugal, vós assistireis may still be used in more formal contexts.

Semantics: assistir can mean both to watch (television, film, performance) and to attend or be present at an event. Typically, assistir a algo (to watch something) or assistir a uma reunião/a uma palestra (to attend a meeting/a lecture). The preposition often appears as a or à/ao depending on dialect and sense. Examples: “Tu assistirás ao filme às oito” (you will watch the film at eight) and “Tu assistirás à conferência amanhã” (you will attend the conference tomorrow).

Etymology and variations: assistir comes from Latin assistere, meaning to stand by or be present. The sense “watch” developed from the idea of attending or being present to observe. Regional usage varies, with differences between European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese in pronoun usage and preferred forms.

See also: assistir, assistir a, conjugation of regular -ir verbs in Portuguese.