ㄹ 것이다 grammar - l geos-ida grammar

August 25, 2009 by tailieutienghan

We use this grammar point to express a future action or an intention. This is stronger than the other intentionals, -ㄹ(을)게(요) and -려고 하다, since -ㄹ(을)게(요) has the partial nuance of asking for permission or agreement, and -려고 하다 is an expression of a plan or an intention without being absolutely resolute about it. And different from -ㄹ(을)게(요), which can't be made into a question, we can use this grammar pattern to make a question. 

We can change the latter part, 것이다, to 거야, 거예요, and 것입니다 in the present tense, depending on the politeness levels.

Formation

Verb stems ending in a vowel + -ㄹ 것이다 

1. [가다] (gada) – “to go”

   가(다) + ㄹ 것이다 = 갈 것이다 (“will go”) 

   갈 거야 (intimate) 

   갈 거예요 (standard) 

   갈 것입니다 or 갈 겁니다 (formal)

2. [보다] (boda) – “to see”

   보(다) + ㄹ 것이다 = 볼 것이다 (“will see”) 

   볼 거야 (intimate) 

   볼 거예요 (standard) 

   볼 것입니다 or 볼 겁니다 (formal)

Verb stems ending in a consonant + -을 것이다

1. [잡다] (japda) – “to catch” 

   잡(다) + 을 것이다 = 잡을 것이다 (“will catch”) 

   잡을 거야 (intimate) 

   잡을 거예요 (standard) 

   잡을 것입니다 or 잡을 겁니다 (formal)

Verb stems ending with -ㄹ + 것이다

1. [살다] (salda) – “to live” 

   살(다) + 것이다 = 살 것이다 (“will live”) 

   살 거야 (intimate) 

   살 거예요 (standard) 

   살 것입니다 or 살 겁니다 (formal)

Example Sentences

1. 집에 갈 거야! [가다]

   jib-e gal geoya! 

   “I'm going to go home!”

2. 뭐 먹을 거야? [먹다] 

   mwo meogeul geoyo? 

   “What are you going to eat?”

3. 너랑 안 놀 거야! [놀다] 

   neo-rang an nol geoya! 

   “I'm not going to play with you!”

4. 나도 내일 영화 볼 거야. [보다]

   nado naeil yeonghwa bol geoya. 

   “I'm going to watch a movie tomorrow, too.”

5. 너만 결혼해? 나도 결혼할 거야! [결혼하다] 

   neo-man gyeolhonhae? nado gyeolhonhal geoya! 

   “You think only you can get married? I'm going to get married too!”

Notes

We often replace 것이다 with 거다. It is a pronunciation change that occurs in natural conversation.

Related Expressions

Presumptive Future

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When you want to express you’re going to do something, ㄹ/을 것이다 is added to the verb stem - meaning that you will do that thing. In this short grammar lesson post, I will be showing you the future tense. Let’s see some examples:

보다 - to see 봐요 - see 볼 거예요 - will see  영화를 볼 거예요 - I will see a movie

When conjugating -ㄹ/을 것이다, -ㄹ is attached to verbs ending in 아/오 whereas -을 is attached to verbs ending in consonants. Conjugation doesn’t follow normal conjugating rules:

핼 거예요 x 할 거예요 o

More Examples: 먹을 거예요 - I will eat      먹다 - to eat      라면 먹을 거예요 - I will eat ramen 갈 거예요 - I will go      가다 - to go      학교에서 갈 거예요 - I will go to school  일할 거예요 - I will work      일하다 - to work      집에 일할 거예요 - I will work at home 만날 거예요 - I will meet      만나다 - to meet      내일 친구와 만날 거예요 - I will meet my friend tomorrow

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~ SK101

It’s the most commonly used expressions talking about the future made in use in various situations. Make sure, it is inclined to be ‘be going to~’ rather than ‘will’ in English.

I

MPLICATIONS

IT INDICATES SEVERAL MEANINGS.

1. Plans

It often indicate to do something decided beforehand.

오후에는 시간이 좀 남으니까 극장에 가서 영화를 볼 거예요.

I am going to watch a movie since I have something time left in the afternoon.

생일이 되면 어머니께 스마트폰을 사 달라고 할 거예요.

When it become my birthday, I will ask my mother to buy a smart phone for me.

2. Suppositions

its’ often suggests predictions by considerable reasonings about something with objective manners but without sensibilities.

작년 겨울은 별로 안 추웠으니까 올 겨울은 아마 꽤 추울 거예요.

Since it was not much cold last winter, it is going to be pretty cold coming winter.

미국이 금리를 올리면 한국의 경기가 나빠질 거예요.

Korean economy will go bad when America raises it’s interest rate.

V

ARIATIONS

IT COMBINES WITH VARIOUS CLOSING. HOWEVER NO DIFFERENCES IN THEIR MEANINGS

1. A/V-(으)ㄹ 겁니다 / ㄹ것입니다.

Combining with formal closing ‘-니다’, which makes your speech formal and polite.

오늘은 밖에서 식사를 할 것입니다.

I am going to have a meal outside today.

한국에 가면 뭘 할 겁니까?

What are going to do when you go to Korea?

친구는 아마 일 때문에 내일 저녁 파티에 못 올 것입니다.

A friend of mine won’t probably come to the party because of his work.

어제 비가 많이 와서 오늘은 좀 추울 겁니다.

It will be chilly today since it rained heavily yesterday.

2. A/V-(으)ㄹ 거예요.

Combining with informal closing, which makes your speech casual and friendly but still containing politeness.

오늘은 밖에서 식사를 할 거예요.

한국에 가면 뭘 할 거예요?

친구는 아마 일 때문에 내일 저녁 파티에 못 올 거예요.

어제 비가 많이 와서 오늘은 좀 추울 거예요.

3. A/V-(으)ㄹ 거야.

Combining with Banmal closing, which is used only among people who are intimate each other such as friends or family members. It can be rude using to one who you don’t know well enough.

오늘은 밖에서 식사를 할 거야.

한국에 가면 뭘 할 거야?

친구는 아마 일 때문에 내일 저녁 파티에 못 올 거야.

어제 비가 많이 와서 오늘은 좀 추울 거야.

4. A/V-(으)ㄹ 것이다.

Combining with the written closing, which is used mainly in writing such as article, dairy or thesis that don’t need politeness.

오늘은 밖에서 식사를 할 것이다.

친구는 아마 일 때문에 내일 저녁 파티에 못 올 것이다.

어제 비가 많이 와서 오늘은 좀 추울 것이다.

U

SAGES

IT IS USED IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND IT’S MEANING IS SUBTLY CHANGED DEPEND ON WHO OR WHAT IS USED AS SUBJECT IN THE SENTENCE.

1. In the cases of the first person [I AM GOING TO ~]

저는 나중에 꼭 서울에 살 거예요.

I will live in Seoul someday.

내일은 집에서 쉬면서 시간이 나면 이발소에 가서 머리를 자를 거야.

If I have some time while resting at home tomorrow, I will have my hair cut.

2. In the cases of the second person [ Are you going to~?]

오늘은 어디에서 머물 겁니까?

Where will you stay today?

뭘로 편지를 쓸 거예요?

How are you going to write a letter?

3. In the case of the third person [ she/he/they is/are going to ~]

오늘은 선생님이 좀 바쁘셔서 아마 수업을 일찍 끝내실 것입니다.

The teacher will finish his class earlier today because he is busy.

친구는 요새 좀 회사 일이 많아서 운동을 못 할 겁니다.

Because my friend is tied up at work, he won’t exercise.

4. In the cases of Adjectives

가방에 책이 많아서 좀 무거울 거예요.

The bag will be heavy because it has a lot books inside.

어머니가 한 동안 집에 안 계셔서 집이 엉망일 것이다.

The home will be a mess since mom hasn’t been at home for a while.

5. In the cases of inferring the past events [A/V-았/었을 것이다]

손님은 지금쯤이면 회사에 도착했을 거예요.

The guest will have arrived at office by now.

확실하지는 않지만 그 친구는 벌써 결혼했을 거야.

I am not sure but he might have already gotten married.