Future (-을/ㄹ 거예요)
-을/ㄹ 거예요
-을/ㄹ 거예요 expresses future plans or intentions, meaning 'will' or 'going to.'
Pattern
Verb stem + 을 거예요 (after consonant) / ㄹ 거예요 (after vowel)
Explanation
The future tense pattern -을/ㄹ 거예요 expresses plans, intentions, or predictions. Use -을 거예요 after a verb stem ending in a consonant and -ㄹ 거예요 after a vowel.
For example: 먹다 → 먹을 거예요 (will eat), 가다 → 갈 거예요 (will go), 공부하다 → 공부할 거예요 (will study). The ㄹ attaches directly to the final vowel of the stem.
This pattern is very commonly used in daily Korean. It covers both firm plans ('내일 서울에 갈 거예요' — I'm going to Seoul tomorrow) and predictions or assumptions ('내일 비가 올 거예요' — It will probably rain tomorrow). It is one of the first future expressions Korean learners master.
Examples
내일 서울에 갈 거예요.
Naeil Seoul-e gal geoyeyo.
I'm going to go to Seoul tomorrow.
저녁에 영화를 볼 거예요.
Jeonyeog-e yeonghwa-reul bol geoyeyo.
I'm going to watch a movie in the evening.
주말에 공부할 거예요.
Jumal-e gongbuhal geoyeyo.
I'm going to study on the weekend.
한국 음식을 먹을 거예요.
Hanguk eumsig-eul meogeul geoyeyo.
I'm going to eat Korean food.
Common Mistakes
Wrong
갈을 거예요.
Correct
갈 거예요.
가다 stem is 가 (ends in vowel), so attach ㄹ directly: 갈 거예요. Do not add 을.
Wrong
먹ㄹ 거예요.
Correct
먹을 거예요.
먹 ends in a consonant, so use -을 거예요, not -ㄹ 거예요.
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