Part 8 - Future Tense / Intention

Part 8.1 - ~(으)ㄹ 거예요 — Future Tense or Intention (Will Do...)

Basic Information

The ending ~(으)ㄹ 거예요 is used to express:

• Future tense: what will happen or what someone will do.
• Intention or plan: what someone intends or plans to do.

It is a polite and very common way to talk about future actions or intentions in Korean.

Grammar Rule

To form this:

• If the verb stem ends with a consonant, add 을 거예요.
• If the verb stem ends with a vowel, add ㄹ 거예요.
• For 하다 verbs, just add ㄹ 거예요 to the stem 하.

Example Sentences

Korean	English
내일 공부할 거예요.	I will study tomorrow.
저는 한국에 갈 거예요.	I will go to Korea.
친구를 만날 거예요.	I will meet a friend.
저녁을 먹을 거예요.	I will eat dinner.
운동할 거예요.	I will exercise.
일할 거예요.	I will work.
영화를 볼 거예요.	I will watch a movie.

Important Notes

• ~(으)ㄹ 거예요 is used for both future predictions and personal intentions.
• It is more common in spoken and polite informal Korean.
• For verbs ending in vowels, simply attach ㄹ 거예요. For consonants, attach 을 거예요.
• The particle 거예요 literally means “thing” or “matter,” so this structure literally means “It is the thing that I will (do).”

Summary

To talk about the future or intentions, use ~(으)ㄹ 거예요.
Remember the rule for adding ㄹ after vowel stems, and 을 after consonant stems.
하다 verbs always use 할 거예요.

Common TOPIK I Patterns

• 저는 Verb stem + (으)ㄹ 거예요. → I will (do) ...
• 내일 Verb stem + (으)ㄹ 거예요. → Tomorrow I will (do) ...
• 이번 주에 Verb stem + (으)ㄹ 거예요. → This week I will (do) ...
• 나중에 Verb stem + (으)ㄹ 거예요. → Later I will (do) ...

End of Lesson

Now you know how to express future actions and intentions politely and naturally in Korean using ~(으)ㄹ 거예요.
This is one of the essential verb endings you will need for everyday conversations and TOPIK I.
Practice by talking about your plans and future events using this pattern.
화이팅! Keep it up! ✨

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