kommer att

Going to

Level 2

Use 'kommer att' + a verb in its base form (infinitive) to talk about what will happen in the future.

How It Works

The expression kommer att is used to form the future tense in Swedish, much like 'going to' or 'will' in English. It's particularly common for predictions and events that are seen as a natural consequence of the present situation.

Structure:
Subject + kommer (att) + Verb (infinitive)

Usage:

  • Predictions: When you believe something will happen based on evidence or general knowledge.
    Ex: Solen kommer att gå ner klockan åtta. (The sun will set at eight o'clock.)
  • Consequences: To describe the result of a certain action or situation.
    Ex: Om vi inte skyndar oss, kommer vi att missa tåget. (If we don't hurry, we will miss the train.)
  • Events outside of personal control: For future events that are not based on the speaker's personal intention.
    Ex: Det kommer att bli kallt i vinter. (It's going to be cold this winter.)

While both ska and kommer att express the future, kommer att is more about what is likely to happen, whereas ska is more about plans and intentions.

Optional Att and Personal Plans
Both Hon kommer att bli glad and Hon kommer bli glad are standard. The construction can describe actions under someone’s control: Jag kommer att arbeta hemifrån imorgon. It presents the event as expected; Jag ska arbeta hemifrån more directly announces an intention or arrangement.

Examples (5)

  1. Det kommer att regna i morgon.

    It's going to rain tomorrow.

    Word by Word: It comes to rain tomorrow.

  2. Hon kommer att bli en fantastisk mamma.

    She is going to be a fantastic mother.

    Word by Word: She comes to become a fantastic mother.

  3. Om du äter för mycket godis, kommer du att få ont i magen.

    If you eat too much candy, you are going to get a stomach ache.

    Word by Word: If you eat too much candy, come you to get pain in the stomach.

  4. Vi kommer att anlända runt klockan fem.

    We will arrive around five o'clock.

    Word by Word: We come to arrive around clock five.

  5. Filmen kommer att börja om tio minuter.

    The movie is going to start in ten minutes.

    Word by Word: The-movie comes to begin in ten minutes.

Common Mistakes

  • Using a finite present form after future kommer.

    Jag kommer att reser nästa vecka.
    Jag kommer att resa nästa vecka.

    Resa stays infinitive. Att is optional in this future construction: Jag kommer resa nästa vecka is also standard Swedish. Omitting att is not the same as pronouncing it with a reduced vowel.

  • Using a finite past form in the future verb chain.

    Jag kommer att träffade mina vänner ikväll.
    Jag kommer att träffa mina vänner ikväll.

    Use infinitive träffa after kommer (att). This sentence can present a planned meeting as an expected future event; ska would more directly emphasize the plan. Neither construction is inherently wrong for meeting friends.

How It Connects

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kommer attLevel 2Going to

Learn This First

To use 'kommer att', you need to understand how to conjugate verbs in the present tense and how the infinitive marker 'att' functions to connect verbs. It is also helpful to understand basic tense concepts to know when to use this specific future construction versus others like 'ska'.

Words in This Pattern

komma