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Dans un mois, nous élirons ce candidat.

Dans un mois, nous élirons ce candidat.
In a month, we will elect this candidate.
From Lesson 136:The future simple (-re verbs)·French

Questions & Answers about Dans un mois, nous élirons ce candidat.

How do we form the future tense for the verb élire in this sentence?
élire (to elect) is a regular -re verb. To form the futur simple for these verbs, you take the infinitive, drop the final -e to get the stem (élir-), and then add the future endings. For nous, the ending is -ons, giving us nous élirons.
Why does the sentence use dans instead of en for "in a month"?
When talking about time, dans is used to say when an action will happen in the future (meaning "a month from now"). You would use en to talk about how much time it takes to complete an action (for example, "I finished the project in a month").
Why is it ce candidat and not cet candidat?
Ce is the masculine singular word for "this" or "that". You use ce here because candidat starts with a consonant. The alternative cet is only used before masculine words that start with a vowel or a silent h (like cet ami or cet homme).
If I wanted to sound more casual, how would I change this sentence using on instead of nous?
In everyday spoken French, people usually use on to mean "we". If you use on, you must use the "he/she/it" ending for the futur simple, which is -a. The sentence would become: Dans un mois, on élira ce candidat.

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