rendrai

Rendrai is the form encountered in French grammar as the first-person singular of the verb rendre in the futur simple. The standard spelling in contemporary French is rendrai, formed from the stem rendr- with the future ending -ai. The pronunciation is typically [ʁɑ̃.dʁe], with the final -ai pronounced as a clear [e]. The sequence rend- plus -rai is regular for this verb.

Rendre means to give back, to render, or to produce in various senses, and its futur simple form rendrai is used to state a future action by the speaker. Examples include Je rendrai ce livre demain (I will return this book tomorrow) or Nous rendrons nos conclusions publiques (We will publish our conclusions). Rendre is also used in numerous idioms and compound expressions, such as rendre compte (to report/to account for) or rendre visite (to pay a visit); the futur simple form would adapt to those phrases in the same way.

Notes and variations: The string rendrai is sometimes seen in non-standard or didactic texts as rend-rai in informal writing. In authoritative grammars, however, the correct standard form is rendrai. The form is part of a regular conjugation pattern for lever-like verbs in the futur simple, and it yields a variety of nuanced meanings depending on the object or complement that follows.