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Korean Grammar - Future Tense

Hi Korean learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will talk about the future tense in Korean. The future tense is used to talk about events or actions that will happen in the future. It is an essential part of understanding the Korean language.

After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Conditional Sentences & Connecting Verbs.

Basic Future Tense

To form the basic future tense in Korean, you can add the verb ending '-겠-' to the stem of the verb. The pronunciation of '-겠-' is similar to 'get'. This ending can be attached to both verbs and adjectives. The basic sentence structure of the future tense is:

- Verb stem + -겠- + Verb ending

Here are some examples:

Korean	Pronunciation	English
저는 이따 해요	jeoneun idda haeyo	I will do it later.
저는 내일 갈 거예요	jeoneun naeil gal geoyeyo	I will go tomorrow.
저는 토요일에 시험을 볼 겁니다.	jeoneun toyoire siheomeul bol geopnida	I will take the test on Saturday.

The basic future tense is used when you are certain that an action or event will occur in the future.

Immediate Future Tense

The immediate future tense in Korean is used when you are about to do something. To form the immediate future tense, you can use the verb ending '-으려고 하다'. The pronunciation of '-으려고 하다' is similar to 'eu-ryeo-go ha-da'. The verb stem should be in its infinitive form without the 다. The basic sentence structure of the immediate future tense is:

- Verb stem + -으려고 하다

Here are some examples:

Korean	Pronunciation	English
일어나려고 해요	ireonaryeogo haeyo	I am about to get up.
먹으려고 해요	meogeuryeogo haeyo	I am about to eat.
보러 가려고 해요	boreo garyeogo haeyo	I am about to go see.

Future Continuous Tense

The future continuous tense in Korean is used to describe an action that will be happening in the future. To form the future continuous tense, you can use the verb ending '-ㄹ 거예요'. The pronunciation of '-ㄹ 거예요' is similar to 'l geo-ye-yo'. The basic sentence structure of the future continuous tense is:

- Verb stem + -을 거예요

Here are some examples:

Korean	Pronunciation	English
저는 공부할 거예요	jeoneun gongbuhar geoyeyo	I will be studying.
저는 운동할 거예요	jeoneun undonghar geoyeyo	I will be exercising.
저는 요리할 거예요	jeoneun yorihar geoyeyo	I will be cooking.

Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect tense in Korean is used to describe an action that will have been completed at some point in the future. To form the future perfect tense, you can use the verb ending '-ㄴ/은 후에'. The pronunciation of '-ㄴ/은 후에' is similar to 'n/eun hue-eh'. The basic sentence structure of the future perfect tense is:

- Verb stem + -ㄴ/은 후에

Here are some examples:

Korean	Pronunciation	English
움직이면 안 되는 거예요. 제가 다 배치한 후에 풀어 드리겠습니다.	Umjigimyeon an doeneun geoyeyo. Jega da baechihan hue tureo dorigesseumnida.	Don't move. I'll release you after I've arranged everything.
저는 일 년 후에 돌아올 거예요.	jeoneun il nyeon hue doraol geoyeyo.	I will come back in a year.
저는 퇴근한 후에 친구를 만나러 갈 거예요.	jeoneun toegunhan hue chingureul mannaleo gal geoyeyo	I will meet my friend after I finish work.

Future Tense with -(으)ㄹ게(요)

Another way to express the future tense in Korean is the phrase '-(으)ㄹ게(요)'. It is similar to saying 'I'll do it'. You can use this phrase to request something from someone, make a promise or describe your own plans. Here are some examples:

Korean	Pronunciation	English
간식을 사다 줄게요	gansig-eul sada julgeyo	I will buy snacks.
일요일에 만날게요	iryoire mannalgeyo	I will meet you on Sunday.
내일 공원에서 놀게요	naeil gong-won-eseo nolgeyo	I will play in the park tomorrow.

Remember that the ending '-게요' is used when talking to someone who is close to you, close in age or lower in the social hierarchy. If you are talking to someone older or higher in the social hierarchy, you should use the ending '-겠습니다'.

Dialogue

• Person 1: 뭐 할 거예요? (mwo hal geoyeyo?) (What are you going to do?)
• Person 2: 친구랑 영화를 볼 거예요. (chingurang yeonghwaleul bol geoyeyo.) (I am going to see a movie with my friend.)

• Person 1: 언제 떠나시겠어요? (eonje tteona-sigess-eoyo?) (When will you leave?)
• Person 2: 내일 떠날 겁니다 (naeil tteonal geopnida). (I will leave tomorrow.)

• Person 1: 이번 주말에 뭐 할 거예요? (ibeon jumale mwo hal geoyeyo?) (What are you going to do this weekend?)
• Person 2: 친구들과 같이 여행을 가볼 거예요. (chingudeulgwa gachi yeohaengeul gabol geoyeyo). (I am going to travel with my friends.)

Additional Tips

- To improve your Korean Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions! - To further expand your knowledge about future tense in Korean Grammer, check out the Korean page on Wikipedia.

Sources

• Korean Verb Conjugation: A Beginner's Dream Guide to Mastery ...
• The Korean Future Tense Part 1 : Describing the Probable Future
• Lesson 5: Korean Conjugation: Past, Present, Future

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• Give your Opinion
• Gender
• Conditional Mood
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• Adjectives

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• Course Presentation

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Korean Alphabets

• Reading and writing Korean Alphabets
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Korean Culture and Customs

• Korean Etiquette
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Sentence Building

• Basic Verb Conjugation
• Question Words
• Connecting Verbs

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Daily Routine

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Korean Pop Culture

• Korean Dramas
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Describing People and Things

• Describing People
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Food and Drinks

• Food and Ingredients
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Korean Traditions

• Korean Weddings
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Verb Tenses

• Past Tense
• Future Tense
• Progressive Tense

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Travel and Sightseeing

• Travel Vocabulary
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Korean Arts and Crafts

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