Formal future tense (voi, vei, va)

While conversational future tenses use o să and am să, formal writing, news reports, and official announcements use the standard future tense.

Form it with a future auxiliary (meaning "will") followed by the verb's infinitive without the a (e.g., a informa becomes informa). Unlike conversational tenses, the main verb doesn't change based on the subject.

SubjectAuxiliaryInfinitiveMeaning
euvoiinformaI will inform
tuveiinformayou will inform
el / eavainformahe / she will inform
noivominformawe will inform
voivețiinformayou (pl.) will inform
ei / elevorinformathey will inform

Official statements

I will inform the public.
Voi informa publicul.
The minister will inform the public today.
Ministrul va informa publicul astăzi.

Weather forecasts

To specify by how much a value changes, use the preposition cu.

The temperature will drop after lunch.
Temperatura va scădea după prânz.
Tomorrow the temperature will rise by one degree.
Mâine temperatura va crește cu un grad.
At night the temperature will drop by three degrees.
Noaptea, temperatura va scădea cu trei grade.

Travel announcements

You will hear this tense over loudspeakers at train stations and airports.

The passengers will wait for the flight.
Pasagerii vor aștepta zborul.
The flight will be delayed for an hour.
Zborul va întârzia o oră.
You will hear the announcement immediately.
Veți auzi anunțul imediat.
You will wait at platform five.
Vei aștepta la peronul cinci.

Predictions

The cold weather will become a problem.
Vremea rece va deveni o problemă.
The price will rise, and we will become poor.
Prețul va crește, iar noi vom deveni săraci.

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