reirás

Reirás is a Spanish verb form that corresponds to the second person singular in the future indicative of the verb reír, meaning “you will laugh.” It is used to express that the person addressed will perform the action of laughing at a future time, often in anticipation or prediction.

Etymology and conjugation: Reirás derives from the verb reír, which itself comes from the Latin ridēre. The future tense endings for -er/-ir verbs are the same, and for reír the stem is reir-, yielding forms such as reiré, reirás, reirá, reiremos, reiréis, and reirán. The accent on the final syllable in reirás marks the stress according to Spanish orthography.

Pronunciation: In standard Spanish, reirás is pronounced roughly as re.iˈɾas, with the stress on the final syllable. The sequence reir- comprises a stem that includes two vowel sounds before the final -ás, and the final -ás carries the accent.

Usage and examples: Reirás is used in contexts where the speaker predicts or states that someone will laugh in the future. Examples include: “Si ves esa película, reirás mucho” and “Te dije que sería divertido; ya verás, reirás.” The form can appear without an explicit subject pronoun, as tú is often understood from the verb ending.

Related forms: The full set of future indicative forms for reír are: reiré, reirás, reirá, reiremos, reiréis, reirán. The verb reír is irregular in some other tenses and moods, but reirás follows the regular future conjugation pattern with the appropriate accent on the last syllable.