dependerá

Dependerá is the third person singular form of the Spanish verb depender in the futuro simple (future indicative). It means “it will depend” and is used to indicate that the outcome of a situation depends on a condition or variable that has yet to be determined. The construction is usually followed by de + a noun or by a subordinate clause, such as dependerá de la financiación, dependerá de si llegan a tiempo, or dependerá de los resultados.

Etymology and meaning: depender comes from the Latin dependere, literally “to hang from,” with de- plus pendere, reflecting the sense of being conditioned or constrained by something external. In modern use, depender conveys contingency or conditionality, linking an event to an external factor.

Usage notes: dependerá is used to express uncertainty about a future result. The verb agrees with the grammatical subject in number and person, and is commonly paired with the preposition de to introduce the conditioning factor. It is suitable in formal and informal registers and can be contrasted with more definitive statements such as “ocurrirá” (it will happen) when the factor is already known.

Examples: El éxito dependerá de la financiación. La aprobación dependerá de los informes. Dependerá de ti si aceptas la oferta. Eso dependerá de si llegan a tiempo. These illustrate how the phrase places the eventual outcome in relation to an external condition.

Related forms: dependería (conditional), dependeré (first person future), and other tense variations preserve the same core meaning of conditional dependence on a factor.