Korean grammar patterns › Level 1
-(으)ㄹ 거예요
will, be going to (plan); will probably (guess)
Level 1 · TOPIK I · beginner
How to use it
1) Future plans, with I/you as subject: 'will, be going to'. 2) A guess about someone else or a situation: 'will probably'.
Forming it
| 가다 | → 갈 거예요 |
| 먹다 | → 먹을 거예요 |
| 만들다 | → 만들 거예요 |
| 듣다 | → 들을 거예요 |
ㄹ-stems add only -ㄹ: 만들다 → 만들 거예요 (✗ 만들을 거예요). For a guess about the past use -았/었을 거예요 (벌써 도착했을 거예요).
Examples
내일은 집에서 쉴 거예요.
I'm going to rest at home tomorrow.
주말이라서 길이 많이 막힐 거예요.
It's the weekend, so the roads will probably be busy.
Compared with similar patterns
-(으)ㄹ게요 is a promise or decision made in response to the listener; -겠- shows firmer or more formal intention; -(으)ㄹ 것 같다 is a softer guess based on what you see or feel.