How to use Korean Grammar V + (으)ㄹ 것이다
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Verb + ㄹ / 을 것이다
ㄹ - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 을 - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)
Just like the suffix -겠, -ㄹ / -을 것이다 can also have multiple functions. In this and the next lesson we will cover all of them.
-ㄹ / -을 것이다 is another and the most commonly used way to express actions and events in the future tense.
-ㄹ / -을 것입니다. and its contracted form -ㄹ / -을 겁니다. are used in formal polite speech styles.
-ㄹ / -을 것이에요. and its contracted form -ㄹ / -을 거예요. are used in informal polite speech styles.
-ㄹ / -을 것이다. and its contracted form -ㄹ / -을 거야. are used in casual speech styles.
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내일 시간이 안 맞아서 약속 시간을 바꿀 거예요.
Korean
내일
시간
안
맞다
약속
바꾸다
English
tomorrow
time
not
right
promise
to change
I'm going to change the appointment time because I don't have the right time tomorrow.
내일 시간이 안 맞아서 약속 시간을 바꾸+ㄹ 것+이에요.
저녁에 친구를 만날 것입니다.
Korean
저녁
친구
만나다
English
evening
friend
to meet
I will meet my friend in the evening.
저녁+에 친구를 만나+ㄹ 것+입니다.
이번 주말에 영화를 보러 갈 거예요.
Korean
이번
주말
영화
보다
가다
English
this time
weekend
movie
to see
to go
I will go to see a movie this weekend.
이번 주말+에 영화를 보러 가+ㄹ 것+이에요.
내일은 늦잠을 자지 않을 것입니다.
Korean
내일
늦잠
자다
않다
English
tomorrow
oversleep
to sleep
not
I won't oversleep tomorrow.
내일은 늦잠을 자+지 않+을 것+입니다.
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).