What are common mistakes with -(으)ㄹ 거예요?

Confusing -(으)ㄹ 거예요 with -겠- (more uncertain/polite conjecture). Wrong form after ㄹ stems. EN speakers: Maps well to 'will' and 'going to'. May overuse for polite offers where -겠- is more appropriate (드시겠어요? not *드실 거예요?). DE speakers: German uses 'werden' + infinitive or just present tense for future. Korean future form is more explicit. RU speakers: Russian has no future auxiliary for imperfective (буду + infinitive) and uses perfective present for future. Korean's consistent future marker is simpler. CS speakers: Czech uses perfective present for future (udělám = I will do). Korean's explicit future marker adds clarity but is a new pattern.

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-(으)ㄹ 거예요

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Future tense and intention with -(으)ㄹ 거예요

I can talk about future plans and make predictions using -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Future tense and intention with -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Examples

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.

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Future/Intention

Future tense and intention with -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Learning Goal

I can talk about future plans and make predictions using -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Exam Skills:듣기읽기

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?

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 (Future / Intention)

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:

Plan/Intention: 내일 영화를 볼 거예요. (I'm going to watch a movie tomorrow.)
Prediction: 내일 비가 올 거예요. (It will probably rain tomorrow.)

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 Exercises

Confuse -(으)ㄹ 거예요 with -겠-. Wrong form after ㄹ stems.

Common Error Patterns

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.

Practice in course

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Frequently asked questions

When is -(으)ㄹ 거예요 used?: Express future plans or predictions using verb stem + -(으)ㄹ 거예요.
How is -(으)ㄹ 거예요 formed?: Note: 거 is a contraction of 것 (thing). So -(으)ㄹ 거예요 literally means "it is the thing that will [verb]."
What are common mistakes with -(으)ㄹ 거예요?: Confusing -(으)ㄹ 거예요 with -겠- (more uncertain/polite conjecture). Wrong form after ㄹ stems. EN speakers: Maps well to 'will' and 'going to'. May overuse for polite offers where -겠- is more appropriate (드시겠어요? not *드실 거예요?). DE speakers: German uses 'werden' + infinitive or just present tense for future. Korean future form is more explicit. RU speakers: Russian has no future auxiliary for imperfective (буду + infinitive) and uses perfective present for future. Korean's consistent future marker is simpler. CS speakers: Czech uses perfective present for future (udělám = I will do). Korean's explicit future marker adds clarity but is a new pattern.