témoignerai
Témoignerai is the future simple tense, first-person singular conjugation of the French verb témoigner. The verb témoigner means to testify, to bear witness, or to show. Therefore, témoignerai translates to "I will testify" or "I will bear witness" in English. This form is used when a speaker is referring to a future action of testifying or providing evidence. For example, in a legal context, someone might say "Je témoignerai en faveur de l'accusé" which means "I will testify in favor of the defendant." Beyond legal settings, témoigner can also mean to show or demonstrate, as in "Ce geste témoignerai de mon affection" meaning "This gesture will show my affection." The future simple tense in French is formed by adding specific endings to the infinitive of the verb. For témoigner, the infinitive is témoigner, and the ending for the first-person singular in the future simple is -ai, resulting in témoignerai. This grammatical form is a fundamental aspect of French verb conjugation, indicating a commitment or intention to provide testimony or evidence at a future point in time.