resterai

Resterai is the first-person singular form of the French verb rester in the futur simple. It translates to “I will stay” and is used to describe a future action of remaining in a place, in a state, or in a particular situation.

Formation and usage in grammar: In French, the futur simple endings are attached directly to the infinitive for most verbs. For rester, the form is je resterai. This tense is used for statements about definite future actions, plans, promises, or predictions, and it can be negated with ne... pas (Je ne resterai pas) or used in questions (Est-ce que je resterai ?).

Examples: Demain, je resterai à la maison toute la journée. Si la réunion se prolonge, je resterai pour aider à prendre des notes. Je resterai ici jusqu’à ce que tout soit terminé.

Relation to other tenses: Pour expressing immediate near-future intention, French speakers often use the near future with aller (je vais rester) instead of the futur simple. Resterai remains common for more formal or definite statements about the future.

Etymology and form: Rester comes from the Latin restare, meaning to remain. The futur simple ending -ai is a standard first-person singular ending in French, applied to the verb’s infinitive stem rester.

See also: rester, futur simple, French verb conjugation.