-(으)ㄹ 거(예요/야)
Will, probably
Used to talk about future actions or situations. It's the most common way to say 'will' or 'going to' in Korean. It can express a plan, an intention, or a guess about the future.
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This is the most common and versatile future tense form in Korean. It's formed by attaching -ㄹ/을 to a verb stem, followed by 거예요 (polite) or 거야 (informal).
Conjugation Rules:
- Verb stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ: Add -ㄹ 거예요/거야.
- 가다 (to go) → 갈 거예요
- 만들다 (to make) → 만들 거예요 (The ㄹ is not dropped) - Verb stem ends in a consonant (except ㄹ): Add -을 거예요/거야.
- 먹다 (to eat) → 먹을 거예요
- 찾다 (to find) → 찾을 거예요
Usage:
1. Future Plans & Intentions: Expressing what you are going to do.
- 내일 한국어를 공부할 거예요. (I'm going to study Korean tomorrow.)
2. Predictions & Suppositions: Guessing what will happen. This can be about anything, not just the speaker's actions.
- 내일은 날씨가 좋을 거예요. (The weather will probably be good tomorrow.)
Politeness Levels:
- -ㄹ 거예요: Standard polite form (해요체). Used in most daily conversations.
- -ㄹ 거야: Informal/casual form (반말). Used with close friends, family, or people younger than you.
- -ㄹ 것입니다: Formal polite form (하십시오체). Used in presentations, news, and other formal settings.
This pattern can also be used to ask questions by raising the intonation at the end: 주말에 뭐 할 거예요? (What are you going to do this weekend?)
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- 내일 도서관에 갈 거예요.
I'm going to go to the library tomorrow.
Orð fyrir orð: 내일 도서관에 갈 거예요.
- 오후에는 비가 올 거예요.
It will probably rain in the afternoon.
Orð fyrir orð: 오후에 비가 올 거예요.
- 저녁에 김치찌개를 먹을 거예요.
I'm going to eat kimchi stew for dinner.
Orð fyrir orð: 저녁으로 김치찌개를 먹을 거예요.
- 주말에 케이크를 만들 거예요.
I'm going to make a cake on the weekend.
Orð fyrir orð: 주말에 케이크를 만들 거예요.
- 이따가 친구한테 전화할 거야.
I'll call my friend later. (informal)
Orð fyrir orð: 나중에 친구한테 전화할 거야.
- 회의에 누가 올 거예요?
Who is going to come to the meeting?
Orð fyrir orð: 회의에 누가 올 거예요?
Algeng mistök
Confusing -ㄹ 거예요 with -ㄹ게 for spontaneous promises.
Önnur merkingA: 너무 배고파요. (I'm so hungry.) B: 제가 밥을 살 거예요.A: 너무 배고파요. (I'm so hungry.) B: 그럼 제가 살게요.When making a spontaneous promise or decision in response to what someone just said, -ㄹ게 is more natural. '-ㄹ 거예요' sounds like you had a pre-existing plan to buy them a meal, which is less likely in this context.
Using the wrong spacing. It should be 'verb-ㄹ 거' + '예요'.
저는 갈거예요.저는 갈 거예요.거 is a noun (a shortened form of 것), so there must be a space before the verb 예요 (a form of 이다). Always write it as '갈 거예요', not '갈거예요'.
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- -(으)ㄹ게Will do
Both express the speaker's future intention. -ㄹ게 is used for promises or decisions made in response to the listener and is only used for the first person ('I' or 'we'). '-ㄹ 거예요' is for more general plans and can be used for any subject (I, you, he, she, it, they).
Stig 3 - -(으)ㄹ 예정이다예정이다 (예정이다)
This is a more formal way to say 'plan to' or 'be scheduled to'. It's similar to the 'plan' meaning of '-ㄹ 거예요' but is used more in writing or formal speech, like announcing an official schedule.
Stig 3 - -(으)ㄹ 것Future Tense Noun Modifier
This is the future tense noun-modifying form that is the core component of '-ㄹ 거예요'. Understanding how -ㄹ modifies nouns (e.g., 갈 사람 - person who will go) helps understand the structure of this pattern (갈 거 - the thing that will go).
Stig 3 - 이다이다 (To be)
The pattern ends with a conjugation of 이다 ('to be'). The politeness level of the sentence (-예요 for polite, -야 for informal, -입니다 for formal) comes from how '이다' is conjugated after '거'.
Stig 1