será

Será is a verb form used in both Spanish and Portuguese. It is the third-person singular future indicative form of the verb ser, meaning to be. In both languages, será denotes a state or event that will occur: for example, “Ella será médica” in Spanish or “Ele será médico” in Portuguese.

Etymology and form: Ser derived from Latin esse, the Romance languages developed a future tense by attaching endings to the infinitive. In both Spanish and Portuguese, the stem ser + the ending -á yields será, with the acute accent indicating stress on the final syllable. The form is identical in both languages for the third-person singular.

Usage notes: Beyond simple future statements, será appears in idiomatic constructions. In Spanish and Portuguese, phrases like será que are used to express uncertainty or speculation, similar to “I wonder if” or “perhaps.” Examples: “Será que llueve” (Spanish) or “Será que chove” (Portuguese). In questions or exclamations, such as “¿Qué será?” or “O que será,” irá conveying wonder about what will happen or what something is.

Grammatical context: Será is a finite verb form and does not substitute for other tenses of ser. It contrasts with non-future forms of ser and with other auxiliary or imperfect forms. In regular use, it functions as the standard way to express future existence or identity in the third person.

See also: ser, ser (conjugation), future indicative, serás, seráque.