Если я снова окажусь неправа, я сразу скажу об этом, чтобы тебе не было обидно.

If I turn out to be wrong again, I will say so right away so that you won’t feel hurt.

Breakdown of Если я снова окажусь неправа, я сразу скажу об этом, чтобы тебе не было обидно.

• я: I
• это: this
• быть: to be
• не: not

Questions & Answers about Если я снова окажусь неправа, я сразу скажу об этом, чтобы тебе не было обидно.

Why is окажусь in the future tense after если? In English we usually say If I am wrong again, not If I will be wrong again.

That is a very common question.

In Russian, when you are talking about a real possible future condition, the verb after если is normally in the future, not the present.

So Russian says:

• Если я снова окажусь неправа...
• literally: If I turn out to be wrong again...

This is normal Russian grammar. English and Russian behave differently here:

• English: If I am wrong again, I’ll say so
• Russian: Если я снова окажусь неправа, я сразу скажу...

So even though English uses a present form after if, Russian usually uses a future form for future situations.

What exactly does окажусь mean here?

Окажусь is the 1st person singular future of оказаться.

In this sentence, оказаться means something like:

• to turn out to be
• to end up being
• to prove to be

So я снова окажусь неправа means not just I will be wrong again, but more specifically:

• I will turn out to be wrong again
• it will turn out that I’m wrong again

There is a slight nuance of discovery/result. It suggests that the speaker may not know yet, but if it turns out that she is wrong, she will admit it.