-(으)려고 하다

How to use it

1) An intention or plan: 'intend to, plan to'. 2) Something about to happen: 'be about to'. The past -(으)려고 했어요 often means 'I meant to (but didn't)'.

Forming it

Verbs only. ㄹ-stems take -려고: 만들다 → 만들려고 (✗ 만들으려고).

Examples

• 이번 주말에 집을 청소하려고 해요.

  I'm planning to clean the house this weekend.

• 기차가 곧 출발하려고 해요.

  The train is about to leave.

Compared with similar patterns

-(으)ㄹ 거예요 is a plainer future or plan. -(으)려고 without 하다 means 'in order to'. -(으)ㄹ까 하다 is a vaguer 'thinking of doing'.

Related patterns

• -(으)ㄹ 거예요 will, be going to (plan); will probably (guess)
• -(으)려고 in order to, with the intention of
• -(으)ㄹ까 하다 be thinking of doing (a tentative plan)