gronderai

Gronderai is a French verb form, the first-person singular futur simple of the verb gronder, meaning I will scold. It indicates an action the speaker intends to perform in the future.

Conjugation of gronderai follows the regular pattern of -er verbs in the futur simple. The full paradigm is: je gronderai, tu gronderas, il/elle grondera, nous gronderons, vous gronderez, ils/elles gronderont. The stem used is gronder- plus the endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont. This form is typically used in statements about future intent, predictions, or conditional plans, and can appear in both direct and reported speech.

Usage and nuance: gronderai conveys a planned or expected future action of scolding someone. It is commonly found in everyday conversation and can carry a sense of authority or admonition, depending on context and tone. It should not be confused with the imperative form or with subjunctive moods, which express different nuances.

Examples: Je gronderai mon frère s’il ne range pas sa chambre. Demain, si rien ne change, je gronderai les enfants après l’école. In negative constructions, the negation is placed around the auxiliary verb in compound tenses, but for futur simple it remains straightforward: je ne gronderai pas.

Etymology and related forms: gronderai derives from the verb gronder, a standard French -er verb. Related forms include the other futur simple endings and related tenses such as gronderais (conditional) and gronderais-tu (interrogative form).