-겠
get
Grammar · 2 senses
going to, plan to
Examples
시술 시작하겠습니다.
I will start the treatment.
조금 식을 때까지 기다려야겠어요.
I will have to wait until it cools down a bit.
When you'd hear it
Common in polite and formal speech, especially in service settings, announcements, and workplace talk. It often sounds deliberate, as when staff say 시술 시작하겠습니다 before beginning a treatment.
What learners get wrong
-겠어요 is not a general equivalent of every English “will” or “going to.” A settled plan often uses -(으)ㄹ 거예요, while -겠어요 commonly presents a decision or resolve, as in 기다려야겠어요.
looks like, sounds, appears
Examples
이 음식 정말 맛있겠다!
This food looks really delicious!
이 영화 정말 재밌겠다!
This movie looks really fun!
When you'd hear it
This supposition is common in spoken Korean, especially in reactions such as 맛있겠다 or 재밌겠다. It appears in casual and polite conversation, including dramas and everyday comments, rather than mainly in formal writing.
What learners get wrong
Learners often treat -겠 as a future marker, but here it expresses an inference from what is visible or known. For a more tentative guess, Korean commonly uses -을 것 같아요.
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