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How do you say will in French?

"Will" in French can be expressed in several ways, depending on the context and the tense you're using. Here are some options:

For the future tense:

* "va" (informal, for third person singular): This is used for "he/she/it will"

* "vas" (informal, for second person singular): This is used for "you will"

* "va" (formal, for second person singular): This is used for "you will" (formal)

* "allons" (informal, for first person plural): This is used for "we will"

* "allez" (informal, for second person plural): This is used for "you will"

* "vont" (informal, for third person plural): This is used for "they will"

* "ira" (for all persons, singular or plural): This is used for "he/she/it/you/we/they will go"

* "viendra" (for all persons, singular or plural): This is used for "he/she/it/you/we/they will come"

* "fera" (for all persons, singular or plural): This is used for "he/she/it/you/we/they will do"

For the conditional tense:

* "serait" (for all persons, singular or plural): This is used for "he/she/it/you/we/they would"

* "pourrait" (for all persons, singular or plural): This is used for "he/she/it/you/we/they could"

* "devrait" (for all persons, singular or plural): This is used for "he/she/it/you/we/they should"

In some cases, "will" can also be translated as:

* "vouloir" (to want): "Je veux aller au cinéma" (I want to go to the cinema)

* "aller" (to go): "Je vais te dire quelque chose" (I will tell you something)

The best way to choose the correct translation is to consider the specific context of your sentence.

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