Future tense in Korean

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Verb + 겠 + sentence ending, conjunction, etc.

In Korean, the suffix -겠 can have multiple functions. In this lesson, we'll only talk about one function.

-겠 is used to form the future tense where you express your strong decision.
In this case, -겠 can only be used with the first-person subjects (I, we) in statements and with the second-person subjects (you) only in questions.
I will do it.(ㅇ) - We will do it. (ㅇ) - Will you do it? (ㅇ) - He will do it. (x) - They will do it. (x)

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제가 문을 닫겠습니다.

우리가 소포를 보내겠습니다.

언제 멕시코에 오겠습니까?

이 영화를 보겠습니까?

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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 ).