olerán

Oler is a Spanish verb meaning to smell, to detect odors, or to sniff. It is used both in literal senses, such as perceiving a scent, and in figurative expressions, like oler a truco (to smell a trick) or huele a peligro (it smells like danger). The form ol erán is the third-person plural in the simple future indicative, meaning “they will smell.”

Conjugation and usage notes: Oler has notable irregularities in the present tense. The first-person singular is huelo, and the second- and third-person forms are hueles, huele, while the nosotros form becomes olemos and the vosotros form oléis; the ellos form is huelen. The imperfect is olía, olías, olía, olíamos, olíais, olían. The preterite is regular for -er verbs: olí, oliste, olió, olimos, olisteis, olieron. The future tense is regular for this verb: oleré, olerás, olerá, oleremos, oleréis, olerán. The future form olerán is the one highlighted in this article.

Etymology and related terms: Oler derives from Latin olēre, with the related noun olor meaning odor or smell. In Romance languages, cognates appear with various phonetic developments, such as French odorer or Portuguese cheirar, reflecting a shared Latin root. In modern Spanish, oler also participates in idioms with a or to express how something seems or feels by smell.

Examples: Mañana olerán las flores tras la lluvia. La sopa huele a ajo. La casa huele bien cuando están encendidas las velas. These usages illustrate both literal and figurative senses of the verb, including the future tense form olerán.