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dénouerai

Dénouerai is a French verb form—the first-person singular future simple tense of dénouer, meaning I will untie or I will unravel. It is used to express a future action performed by the speaker, either in a literal sense (untangling cords, ropes, or fabrics) or in a figurative sense (resolving a problem or disentangling a situation).

Etymology and related terms: Dénouer is built from de- meaning undo and nouer meaning to knot, with

Usage: The form dénouerai appears in ordinary French as the simple future for the subject je. It

Examples:

- Je dénouerai les cordes du bateau demain. (I will untie the ropes of the boat tomorrow.)

- Le enquêteur promet de dénouer l’énigme. (The investigator promises to unravel the mystery.)

- Dans le roman, le héros dénouera enfin le nœud de l’intrigue. (In the novel, the hero will

See also: dénouement, dénouer.

the
sense
of
undoing
a
knot.
The
related
noun
dénouement,
formed
from
the
verb,
denotes
the
outcome
or
resolution
of
a
narrative,
literally
the
untying
of
a
knot.
can
govern
a
direct
object
when
used
literally,
as
in
untie
the
knots,
or
be
employed
metaphorically
to
describe
solving
a
dilemma
or
clarifying
a
complex
issue.
In
literary
contexts,
dénouement
(the
noun)
refers
to
the
moment
when
the
plot’s
tensions
are
resolved.
finally
resolve
the
knot
of
the
plot.)