Futuro

/fuːˈtjʊroʊ/ noun

Definition

The future tense; a linguistic form indicating action that will occur in the future (used especially in Romance language contexts).

Etymology

Spanish and Italian word for 'future,' used in English linguistic contexts to refer to future-tense grammatical forms.

Kelly Says

One fascinating thing about future tenses across languages: Romance languages like Spanish and Italian need explicit future markers ('futuro'), while English mostly uses 'will' or 'going to,' which is actually a more recent development in English grammar historically.

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