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Burmese Grammar - Future Tense

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In this lesson, we will learn about the future tense in Burmese. We will look at how to form sentences in the future tense and how to use them in everyday conversations.

Forming Sentences in the Future Tense

The future tense in Burmese is formed by adding the particle kya to the verb stem. For example, the verb kya (to go) becomes kya kya in the future tense.

Examples

Burmese	Pronunciation	English Translation
ကျပ်ကျပ်	kya kya	I will go
မောင်းကျပ်	maung kya	You will go
သူကျပ်	thu kya	He/She will go
အောက်ကျပ်	auk kya	We will go
သူမျိုးကျပ်	thu moe kya	They will go

Using the Future Tense in Conversations

The future tense is used to talk about plans and intentions. It can also be used to make predictions about the future.

For example:

• ကျပ်ကျပ်ချင်းနော်မှာလာမယ်။ (kya kya hkang naw maw lar mai?) - I will go there tomorrow.
• သူမျိုးကျပ်ချင်းနော်မှာလာမယ်။ (thu moe kya hkang naw maw lar mai?) - They will go there tomorrow.
• မောင်းကျပ်ချင်းနော်မှာလာမယ်။ (maung kya hkang naw maw lar mai?) - You will go there tomorrow.

Practice

To improve your Burmese Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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