겠다
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Adjective/Verb + 겠다: This grammar pattern has several usages:
- In first-person statements, the ending -겠- expresses intention or will. In this meaning, it is mostly used with formal grammar patterns such as A/V + (스)ㅂ니다 and not used commonly in informal speech. This pattern is also stronger than the future tense A/V + (으)ㄹ 거예요, which is a simpler future tense, and expresses less intention than than -겠다.
- -겠다 can also convey supposition, a guess, a thought or observation. It can sometimes be translated as 'I think', 'I bet', 'I guess', 'It/this looks ~', 'It must be ~'. This pattern can not be used to express the thoughts or supposition (etc) of a second or third person and must express the thought of the person saying or writing it.
- When combined with A/V + (으)면 and follow by 좋겠다, it can be used to express a wish or desire, see A/V + (으)면 좋겠다
- When combined with the honorific marker 시 and the verb 주다, it is a polite way to request or ask for something or some action to be done. See V + 아/어 주시겠다 or N + 주시겠다.
- -겠다 can also be added to 알다 (to know) and 모르다 (to not know) to raise the politeness. 알겠어요/모르겠어요 are generally more polite than 알았어요/몰라요.
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Notes
- For the past tense version of 겠다 (supposition meaning), see A/V + 았/었 + 겠다
Conjugation Rule
| Pattern | Case | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rule 1: | Adjective/Verb + 겠다 | If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침 | 가다 → 가겠다 |
| Rule 2: | Adjective/Verb + 겠다 | If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem | 좋다 → 좋겠다 |
Sentence Examples
Future tense
| Korean | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 그만 먹겠어요. | I'll stop eating. | informal form |
| 다시는 전 남자친구를 만나지 않겠어. | I don't intend to meet my ex-boyfriend again. | low form |
| 나는 지금 자러 가겠어. | I'm going to go sleep now. | low form |
| 내일은 꼭 그 일을 끝내겠어요. | Tomorrow I'll definitely finish the job. | polite informal form |
| 무슨 일이 있으면 핸드폰으로 연락하겠습니다. | If something comes up I'll contact you on your cellphone. | formal form |
| 그 사람이 올 때까지 기다리겠어요. | I'll wait for him until he comes. | polite informal form |
Supposition, conjecture
| Korean | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 내일은 비가 오겠어. | I bet it's going to rain tomorrow. | low form |
| 나도 그 문제를 풀겠어. | I bet I can solve the problem too. | low form |
| 어린 아이도 그런 일은 할 수 있겠어요. | I bet even a child could do that. | polite informal form |
| 지은이는 지금쯤 미국에 도착했겠어요. | I bet JiEun has arrived in America. | polite informal form |
| (Looking at her friend's dinner plate) 맛있겠다! | Looks delicious! | low form |
