akan segera

Soon Future

Level 3

The phrase akan segera combines the future marker akan (will) with the adverb segera (soon/immediately) to express imminent future actions.

How It Works

In Malay, verbs do not change for tense (no tense inflection). Instead, we use lexical markers to show when an action happens. Akan segera is a specific marker for the 'imminent future.'

1. Usage and Placement
It is placed directly before the verb. It works with root verbs as well as prefixed verbs like meN- or di-.

2. Register and Tone
This pattern is highly formal. You will hear it in train stations ('The train will arrive soon') or read it in official emails. In casual conversation, speakers typically use kejap lagi or nanti for the near future. Note that baru sahaja is also formal, but it refers to the immediate past, not the future.

3. Nuance and Variations
Using akan segera frames the event as having high certainty and imminent aspect. For formal variations, you may see dengan segera (with immediacy) used as an adverbial phrase, or dalam masa terdekat (in the near future) for events that are coming soon but perhaps not as urgently as segera implies.

Examples (4)

  1. Pesta pernikahan itu akan segera berakhir.

    The wedding party will end soon.

    Word by Word: Party wedding that will soon end.

    Here, 'akan segera' precedes the root verb 'berakhir' to show the event is finishing shortly.

  2. Pihak kami akan segera menghubungi anda untuk maklumat lanjut.

    Our side will contact you soon for further information.

    Word by Word: Side our will soon contact you for information further.

    This is a classic formal business sentence using 'akan segera' before the active verb 'menghubungi'.

  3. Kerja-kerja pembaikan jalan akan segera dijalankan.

    Road repair works will be carried out immediately.

    Word by Word: Works repair road will soon be-carried-out.

    In this example, 'akan segera' is used with a passive verb (dijalankan) to give an official assurance.

  4. Kereta api ke Kuala Lumpur akan segera tiba di platform satu.

    The train to Kuala Lumpur will arrive soon at platform one.

    Word by Word: Train to Kuala Lumpur will soon arrive at platform one.

    A typical public announcement using 'akan segera' to indicate imminence.

Common Mistakes

  • Using 'akan segera' with distant time markers.

    Saya akan segera pergi ke London bulan depan.
    Saya akan pergi ke London bulan depan.

    'Segera' implies imminence (minutes, hours, or days). Using it with 'bulan depan' (next month) is contradictory and sounds unnatural.

  • Using it in very casual settings.

    Aku akan segera makan, jom!
    Aku nak makan kejap lagi, jom!

    Using 'akan segera' with friends sounds like a news broadcast. Use 'nak' or 'kejap lagi' for a more natural, casual tone.

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Learn This First

To understand 'akan segera', learners first need to be familiar with the basic future marker 'akan'. This compound pattern simply adds the adverb 'segera' (immediately/soon) to 'akan' to indicate a more imminent future action, typically used in formal or careful speech.

Words in This Pattern

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