-(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).