conoscerai

Conoscerai is the second person singular future simple form of the Italian verb conoscere. It literally corresponds to “you will know” and is commonly used to indicate that someone will become acquainted with someone or something, or will come to know a fact or experience.

Formation and forms: The future tense of conoscere uses the stem conosc- followed by the standard endings for -ere verbs: -ò, -ai, -à, -emo, -ete, -anno. The principal forms are: io conoscerò, tu conoscerai, lui/lei conoscerà, noi conosceremo, voi conoscerete, loro conosceranno. In the specific form conoscerai, the suffix -ai attaches to the stem conosc-, yielding the pronunciation ko-no-SHEH-RAI.

Usage and nuance: Conoscere expresses acquaintance or familiarity with people, places, or things, or the act of coming to know something through experience. It often contrasts with sapere, which denotes knowledge of facts or how-to information. For example, domani conoscerai Marco means you will meet or get to know Marco, whereas domani saprai dov’è Marco would mean you will know where Marco is or know the information about him.

Pronunciation: Conoscerai is typically pronounced ko-no-SHEH-RAI, with stress on the penultimate syllable of the final word.

Etymology: The verb derives from Latin cognoscere, from co- plus noscere, meaning to know or recognize, and has evolved into the modern Italian conoscere.

See also: sapere, conoscere in other tenses, verb conjugation patterns in Italian.