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llegarán

yeh-gah-RAHNʎeɣaˈɾan

“llegarán” means “they will arrive” in Spanish (future action of reaching a destination).

they will arriveAlso: you will arrive (plural, formal), they will reach

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past Participlellegado
infinitivellegar
gerundllegando

📝 In Action

Los invitados llegarán a las ocho en punto.

A2

The guests will arrive exactly at eight o'clock.

Si no se apuran, llegarán tarde al aeropuerto.

B1

If they don't hurry up, they will arrive late to the airport.

Ustedes llegarán al éxito si trabajan duro.

B2

You (plural, formal) will reach success if you work hard.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • llegarán a tiempo – they will arrive on time
  • llegarán las vacaciones – the holidays will arrive

Indicative

Present

yollego
túllegas
él/ella/ustedllega
nosotrosllegamos
vosotrosllegáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesllegan

Preterite

yollegué
túllegaste
él/ella/ustedllegó
nosotrosllegamos
vosotrosllegasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesllegaron

Imperfect

yollegaba
túllegabas
él/ella/ustedllegaba
nosotrosllegábamos
vosotrosllegabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesllegaban

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yollegue
túllegues
él/ella/ustedllegue
nosotroslleguemos
vosotroslleguéis
ellos/ellas/ustedeslleguen

Imperfect Subjunctive

yollegara / llegase
túllegaras / llegases
él/ella/ustedllegara / llegase
nosotrosllegáramos / llegásemos
vosotrosllegarais / llegaseis
ellos/ellas/ustedesllegaran / llegasen
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👥 Word Family
llegar(to arrive (infinitive)) — Verb
llegada(arrival) — Noun
llegado(arrived (past participle)) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes
estarándarán
📚 Etymology

The root verb 'llegar' comes from the Vulgar Latin *plicare*, meaning 'to fold' or 'to moor' (a ship). Over time, the meaning shifted from mooring a ship at the shore to the general idea of reaching any destination.

First recorded: Around the 13th century in Spanish.

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: chegar

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is 'llegarán' different from 'llegaron'?

'Llegarán' is the future tense ('they will arrive'). 'Llegaron' is the simple past tense (preterite), meaning 'they arrived' (the action is finished).

Can 'llegarán' be used to talk about time, not just people?

Yes! We often use 'llegarán' to talk about future dates or moments. For example, 'Las vacaciones llegarán pronto' (The holidays will arrive soon).