basteranno

Basteranno is the third-person plural form of the Italian verb bastare in the future indicative. Bastare means to be enough or to suffice. The verb is intransitive and typically governs the quantity or resources that will be sufficient, often appearing with a following noun phrase or clause.

Usage and examples: Basteranno is used when referring to what will be enough for a given purpose. Examples include: "Tre settimane basteranno per finire il lavoro." "Le risorse basteranno per tutti." "I soldi basteranno" is another common construction. The form agrees with the subject, so a plural subject requires basteranno, while a singular subject would use basterà (egli basterà). The negative and interrogative forms follow standard Italian patterns, e.g., "Non basteranno?" or "Basterà davvero?"

Conjugation and related forms: Bastare is a regular -are verb. Future indicative forms: io basterò, tu basterai, egli basterà, noi basteremo, voi basterete, essi basteranno. The past tenses include bastò (passato remoto) and bastarono (passato remoto plural). In common speech, the passato prossimo is often formed with essere: è bastato (it was enough), or può essere anche "mi è bastato."

Etymology and usage notes: Bastare derives from the Romance heritage of Italian, with a meaning centered on sufficiency or adequacy. It is widely used in formal and informal contexts to indicate that a quantity, time, or resource will be enough to meet a need.

See also: bastare, sufficiente.