-(으)ㄹ 거예요

will / going to

Meaning

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 talks about the future: what you plan to do, or what you think will happen. It is the everyday polite way to say "will" or "going to."

Form

  • Stem ends in a vowel

    -ㄹ 거예요

    가다 → 갈 거예요

  • Stem ends in a consonant

    -을 거예요

    먹다 → 먹을 거예요

  • Stem ends in ㄹ

    ㄹ stays on the stem

    만들다 → 만들 거예요

  • Same first step as 수 있다

    갈 수 있다 · 갈 거예요

    하다 → 할 거예요

Examples

  • 내일 공부할 거예요.

    I'm going to study tomorrow.

  • 주말에 친구를 만날 거예요.

    I'm going to meet a friend this weekend.

  • 내일은 추울 거예요.

    It will probably be cold tomorrow.

Watch out

Present tense can also mean future

With a time word, Korean often uses the present tense for plans: 내일 공부해요 is also natural. -(으)ㄹ 거예요 makes the plan or guess clearer. About things you can't control, it often sounds like a guess: 내일은 추울 거예요 (It'll probably be cold tomorrow).