Future tense and intention with -(으)ㄹ 거예요
I can talk about future plans and make predictions using -(으)ㄹ 거예요
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
내일 친구를 만날 거예요.
I'm going to meet a friend tomorrow.
주말에 뭐 할 거예요?
What are you going to do on the weekend?
내일 비가 올 거예요.
It will rain tomorrow.
한국어를 열심히 공부할 거예요.
I'm going to study Korean hard.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Express future plans or predictions using verb stem + -(으)ㄹ 거예요.
| Stem ending | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Vowel / ㄹ | -ㄹ 거예요 | 하다 → 할 거예요 (will do) |
| Consonant | -을 거예요 | 먹다 → 먹을 거예요 (will eat) |
| Verb | Future form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가다 | 갈 거예요 | will go / going to go |
| 보다 | 볼 거예요 | will see / going to see |
| 읽다 | 읽을 거예요 | will read / going to read |
| 만들다 | 만들 거예요 | will make (ㄹ stem → just -ㄹ 거예요) |
Two uses:
Formal version: -(으)ㄹ 겁니다: 갈 겁니다 (will go, formal).
Note: 거 is a contraction of 것 (thing). So -(으)ㄹ 거예요 literally means "it is the thing that will [verb]."
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesConfuse -(으)ㄹ 거예요 with -겠-. Wrong form after ㄹ stems.
Wrong -(으)ㄹ form for the stem type
Vowel/ㄹ stem → -ㄹ 거예요, consonant stem → -을 거예요
Confused -(으)ㄹ 거예요 with -겠-
-(으)ㄹ 거예요 = plans/strong prediction. -겠- = polite conjecture, offers, or uncertain prediction
내일 친구를 만날 거예요.
I'm going to meet a friend tomorrow.
만나다 → 만나 + -ㄹ 거예요 = 만날 거예요. Vowel stem → -ㄹ 거예요. Expresses a plan.
주말에 뭐 할 거예요?
What are you going to do on the weekend?
하다 → 할 거예요. Common future question about plans.
내일 비가 올 거예요.
It will rain tomorrow.
오다 → 올 거예요. Here used as prediction (weather), not personal intention.
한국어를 열심히 공부할 거예요.
I'm going to study Korean hard.
공부하다 → 공부할 거예요. Strong personal intention/resolution.
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