essayerai

Essayerai is not a separate dictionary lemma in standard French; it is commonly encountered as a misspelling of the futur simple form essaierai, which is the first person singular of the verb essayer (to try). The correct spelling for the first-person future is j’essaierai.

Essayer is a transitive verb meaning to attempt, to test, or to sample. In the futur simple, its conjugation is: j’essaierai, tu essaieras, il/elle essaiera, nous essaierons, vous essaiererez, ils/elles essaieront. The verb can also be used with the construction essayer de + infinitive to express an attempt to do something, for example, J’essaierai de comprendre. A reflexive form s’essayer à is used in some contexts to mean “to try one’s hand at” something, as in s’essayer à un sport or une activité.

Etymology: essayer derives from the Old French esaiier, related to the noun essai meaning an attempt or trial. The noun essai is the source of the English word essay and of related French terms for testing and experimentation.

Usage notes: Because essayer changes the i in the stem for some forms (the present form is j’essaie), the futur simple form uses essaier-, not essai- or essaya- sequences. A common error is to write essayerai or essayerai without the i after the s, leading to the incorrect form essai-.

Examples: J’essaierai ce nouveau plat demain. Elle essaiera d’appeler sa mère. Tu dois essayer de comprendre.