perdonerai

Perdonerai is the second-person singular future indicative form of the Italian verb perdonare, meaning to forgive. It is used when addressing someone informally (tu) to indicate that they will forgive something in the future. As a standard future form of a regular -are verb, it follows predictable conjugation patterns.

Formation and form: For regular -are verbs, the future is formed by adding the endings -erò, -erai, -erà, -eremo, -erete, -eranno to the stem perdon-. Therefore, perdonerai, perdonerà, perdoneremo, perdonerete, and perdoneranno are part of the same paradigm. The stress in perdonerai falls on the final syllable, so it is pronounced roughly per-do-ne-RAI.

Usage: Perdonerai is used to express a future decision or promise to forgive. In ordinary speech, the subject tu is often implied by the verb ending, so the pronoun is usually omitted. Examples: “Domani perdonerai l’offesa.” “Se mi chiedi scusa, perdonerai i tuoi errori.” The form is informal and would not be used with the formal Lei; the corresponding formal second-person future is perdonerà (Lei perdonerà).

Relation and etymology: Perdona- is related to the Latin perdonāre, from per- (through, thoroughly) plus donare (to give). The figurative sense—giving away the fault by forgiving—underlies the modern Italian meaning.

See also: perdonare, common Italian verbs in the -are conjugation, other future forms such as perdonerò, perdonerai, perdonerà, perdoneremo, perdorerete, perdonerranno.