sentirà

Sentirò is the first-person singular of the Italian verb sentire in the futuro semplice, and it translates as “I will hear” or “I will feel.” The form is used to express a future perception, experience, or emotional state related to hearing or feeling.

Etymology and classification: Sentire comes from Latin sentire, meaning to perceive or feel. In Italian it remains an regular -ire verb in the future tense, formed by the stem sentir- plus the standard personal endings.

Conjugation: Io sentirò, tu sentirai, lui/lei sentirà, noi sentiremo, voi sentirete, loro sentiranno. The accent on the final syllable indicates the stressed obligation of the future form.

Usage notes: Sentirò can refer to hearing something (I will hear) or to feeling or sensing a sensation or emotion (I will feel) depending on context. It is distinct from the present forms of sentirsi (to feel oneself) and from other verbs with related meanings. In reflexive usage, the form would be mi sentirò for “I will feel” in contexts where the sense is emotional or bodily, but the non-reflexive sense (to hear) is more common with sentirò.

Examples:

- Domani sentirò la tua voce. (Tomorrow I will hear your voice.)

- Se tutto andrà bene, sentirò di nuovo la felicità. (If all goes well, I will feel happiness again.)

See also: sentirire in other tenses, sentirse in related Romance languages, and the reflexive sentirsi.