A/V-겠어요 ①

going to, plan to

Explanation

-겠어요 is added to the ends of verbs to express the intention or will of the speaker. It corresponds to ''(I) will/am going to'' or ''(I) plan to'' in English. It is made by adding -겠어요 to the verb stem. The negative form is made by adding -지 않겠어요 or 안 -겠어요.

Details

When -겠어요 is used to express intention or will, the subject cannot be in the third person.

카일리 씨는 내일부터 다이어트를 하겠어요. ✕
→카일리 씨는 내일부터 다이어트를 할 거예요. ✓
Kylie will start her diet (from) tomorrow.
→저는 내일부터 다이어트를 하겠어요. ✓
I start my diet (from) tomorrow.

1. -겠 is used idiomatically in the following cases.

처음 뵙겠습니다. 이민우입니다.
It's a pleasure to meet you. (We meet for the first time.) I'm Lee Minu.
잘 먹겠습니다.
Thank you for preparing this food. (I will enjoy this food.)
어머니. 학교 다녀오겠습니다.
Mother, I'm off to school.

2. -겠 is also used when the speaker wants to be less assertive and more gentle and polite when expressing a thought.

A: 여러분. 여기까지 알겠어요?
Everyone, do you understand (what I've discussed) so far?
B: 아니요. 잘 모르겠어요.
No, I don't quite understand.

Kimchi Reader

Expresses the speaker's intention or plan to do something in the future.

Examples
시술 시작하<span class='focus'>겠</span>습니다.
I will start the treatment.
조금 식을 때까지 기다려야<span class='focus'>겠</span>어요.
I will have to wait until it cools down a bit.
올해에는 담배를 꼭 <span class='focus'>끊겠습니다.</span>
This year, I'm going to stop smoking.

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