-(으)ㄹ 거예요 – Korean future tense
- Meaning
- will, going to
- Level
- Beginner
- Topic
- Verb endings & tenses
Talks about plans and predictions. Vowel stems take -ㄹ 거예요, consonant stems take -을 거예요: 갈 거예요 = I will go, 먹을 거예요 = I will eat.
Key rules
- Vowel stem
- -ㄹ/을 거예요 = future
- Consonant → 을
- Vowel → ㄹ
- Vowel stem pattern
- Very common verb
- Entertainment verb
- 하다 verbs pattern
Examples with -(으)ㄹ 거예요
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- 저는 밥을 먹을 거예요 Jeoneun babeul meogeul geoyeyo I will eat rice Consonant stems + 을 거예요. 먹 + 을 거예요 · Base form: 먹다 (meokda)
- 내일 학교에 갈 거예요 Naeil hakgyoe gal geoyeyo I will go to school tomorrow Vowel stems + ㄹ 거예요. 가 + ㄹ 거예요 = 갈 거예요 · Base form: 가다 (gada)
- 영화를 볼 거예요 Yeonghwareul bol geoyeyo I will watch a movie 보 + ㄹ 거예요 = 볼 거예요 · Base form: 보다 (boda)
- 한국어를 공부할 거예요 Hangugeoreul gongbuhal geoyeyo I will study Korean 하다 verbs: 하 + ㄹ 거예요 = 할 거예요 · Base form: 공부하다 (gongbuhada)
- 친구가 올 거예요 Chinguga ol geoyeyo My friend will come 오 + ㄹ 거예요 = 올 거예요 · Base form: 오다 (oda)
- 저녁을 만들 거예요 Jeonyeogeul mandeul geoyeyo I will make dinner ㄹ stems: just add 거예요. 만들 + 거예요 · Base form: 만들다 (mandeulda)
- 친구를 만날 거예요 Chingureul mannal geoyeyo I will meet my friend 만나 + ㄹ 거예요 = 만날 거예요 · Base form: 만나다 (mannada)
- 일찍 잘 거예요 Iljjik jal geoyeyo I will sleep early 자 + ㄹ 거예요 = 잘 거예요 · Base form: 자다 (jada)
Vocabulary in these examples
보다to see/watch
오다to come
만나다to meet
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More: verb endings & tenses
-ㅂ니다 / -습니다Formal polite endingformal polite statement-아요 / -어요Polite present 해요 formpolite, friendly statement or question-았- / -었-Past tensedid, was안 + verb / -지 않다Negative sentencesdo not, is not-고 싶다Want to dowant to (do something)-고 있다Progressive: be doingbe doing (right now)-(으)세요Polite requests and commandsplease do-(으)ㅂ시다 / -(으)ㄹ까요?Let’s / shall we?let’s, shall we-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 / 없다Can / cannotcan, be able to
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