-(으)ㄹ 것이다
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Grammar · 2 senses
going to, will do
Examples
저는 내일 학교에 갈 것입니다.
I will go to school tomorrow.
어디에서 팔 거예요?
Where will you sell it?
토요일에는 소풍을 갈 거에요.
I will go on a picnic on Saturday.
When you'd hear it
-(으)ㄹ 것입니다 is formal and common in writing, announcements, presentations, and polite workplace speech. In everyday conversation, -(으)ㄹ 거예요 is much more natural, while -(으)ㄹ 거야 is casual.
What learners get wrong
Learners may use -(으)ㄹ 것이다 in ordinary conversation and sound overly formal. Use -(으)ㄹ 거예요 with people you address politely, and reserve -(으)ㄹ 것입니다 for formal contexts.
Supposition
Examples
생일 선물로는 스마트폰을 좋아할 거예요.
I think he will like a smartphone as a birthday present.
공사를 하는 동안 좀 시끄러울 거예요.
It will be noisy while they are doing construction.
When you'd hear it
The full form -(으)ㄹ 것이다 is common in writing, reports, news, and formal speech when making a prediction or supposition. In everyday conversation, it often appears as -(으)ㄹ 거예요 or -(으)ㄹ 거야.
What learners get wrong
Learners often treat -(으)ㄹ 것이다 as interchangeable with -(으)ㄹ 것 같다. -(으)ㄹ 것이다 presents the supposition more directly, while -(으)ㄹ 것 같다 more explicitly sounds like an impression or guess.
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