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-(으)ㄹ 거예요

Future Tense -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Expresses future plans or predictions

Description

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 is the most common way to express future tense in Korean, indicating plans or predictions. Use -ㄹ 거예요 after vowels, -을 거예요 after consonants.

Usage

Used for stating plans, intentions, or making predictions about future events.

Formation Rules

  • 1Stem ending in vowel or ㄹ + ㄹ 거예요
  • 2Stem ending in consonant + 을 거예요

Tips

  • 💡거 is short for 것 (thing/fact)
  • 💡More casual than -겠- which expresses intention/conjecture
  • 💡Formal: -(으)ㄹ 것입니다, Casual: -(으)ㄹ 거야

Example Sentences

내일 친구를 만날 거예요.

Naeil chingureul mannal geoyeyo.

I will meet a friend tomorrow.

주말에 뭐 할 거예요?

Jumare mwo hal geoyeyo?

What will you do on the weekend?

비가 올 거예요.

Biga ol geoyeyo.

It will rain.

Related Patterns

-았/었/였TOPIK 1

Past Tense -았/었/였

-(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹTOPIK 2

Noun Modifiers -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ

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