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futural

futural

9.9
A grammar form that shows a verb will happen in the future
  • noun
  • /ˈfjuːtʃərəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : futuro
  • The futural tense is used to describe actions that will happen.

Examples

  • In English, the futural form often uses 'will' or 'shall'.

  • The linguist explained how the futural is used to indicate actions that will occur.

  • Some languages have more than one futural to express different kinds of future events.

  • Researchers studied the futural in ancient texts to understand how people talked about the future.

  • The linguist explained how the futural is used to indicate actions that will occur.

  • In English, the futural form often uses 'will' or 'shall'.

  • Some languages have more than one futural to express different kinds of future events.

Synonyms

future tense
vsfutural
  • Specialized
2 2.8

A verb form that shows an action will happen later

refers to a grammatical form or marker that indicates future time

Surface Forms

futural singular
futurals plural

Morphology

futural = future (transparent) = future + al

This is regular suffixation from 'future' to 'futural', with the meaning 'pertaining to future time' following standard English morphology.

Etymology

The word futural comes from the Latin futurus 'about to be' and uses the same root as future. In grammar, a futural is the form or marker that shows an action will happen in the future.