20 Korean Verbs In The Polite Future Tense

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In polite future tense, we add -ㄹ 거예요 when the verb stem ends in a vowel, -을 거예요 when the stem ends in a consonant, and 거예요 when the verb stem already ends with ㄹ.

To conjugate Regular Korean verbs into the polite future tense using -ㄹ/을 거예요:

Remove 다 from the verb (this gives you the verb stem).
Choose the Ending:
- If the verb stem ends in a vowel, add -ㄹ 거예요.
- If the verb stem ends in a consonant, add -을 거예요.
- If the verb stem ends in ㄹ, add 거예요.
Combine the stem and the ending to complete the conjugation.

Here’s a list of 20 common Korean verbs conjugated into the polite future tense using -ㄹ/을 거예요:

Meaning	Verb	Stem	Polite Future Tense Ending	Conjugated Verb	Revised Romanization	Meaning in Future Tense
To go	가다	가	ㄹ 거예요	갈 거예요	gal geo-ye-yo	will go, going to go
To come	오다	오	ㄹ 거예요	올 거예요	ol geo-ye-yo	will come, going to come
To do	하다	하	ㄹ 거예요	할 거예요	hal geo-ye-yo	will do, going to do
To eat	먹다	먹	을 거예요	먹을 거예요	meo-geul geo-ye-yo	will eat, going to eat
To drink	마시다	마시	ㄹ 거예요	마실 거예요	ma-sil geo-ye-yo	will drink, going to drink
To buy	사다	사	ㄹ 거예요	살 거예요	sal geo-ye-yo	will buy, going to buy
To see/watch	보다	보	ㄹ 거예요	볼 거예요	bol geo-ye-yo	will see/watch, going to see/watch
To make	만들다	만들	거예요	만들 거예요	man-deul geo-ye-yo	will make, going to make
To read	읽다	읽	을 거예요	읽을 거예요	il-geul geo-ye-yo	will read, going to read
To write	쓰다	쓰	ㄹ 거예요	쓸 거예요	sseul geo-ye-yo	will write, going to write
To rest	쉬다	쉬	ㄹ 거예요	쉴 거예요	swil geo-ye-yo	will rest, going to rest
To meet	만나다	만나	ㄹ 거예요	만날 거예요	man-nal geo-ye-yo	will meet, going to meet
To learn	배우다	배우	ㄹ 거예요	배울 거예요	bae-ul geo-ye-yo	will learn, going to learn
To teach	가르치다	가르치	ㄹ 거예요	가르칠 거예요	ga-reu-chil geo-ye-yo	will teach, going to teach
To give	주다	주	ㄹ 거예요	줄 거예요	jul geo-ye-yo	will give, going to give
To receive	받다	받	을 거예요	받을 거예요	ba-deul geo-ye-yo	will receive, going to receive
To live	살다	살	거예요	살 거예요	sal geo-ye-yo	will live, going to live
To sleep	자다	자	ㄹ 거예요	잘 거예요	jal geo-ye-yo	will sleep, going to sleep
To dance	춤추다	춤추	ㄹ 거예요	춤출 거예요	chum-chul geo-ye-yo	will dance, going to dance
To sing	노래하다	노래하	ㄹ 거예요	노래할 거예요	no-rae-hal geo-ye-yo	will sing, going to sing

Rules for Polite Future Tense Conjugation with -ㄹ/을 거예요
Verb stems ending with a vowel are followed by ㄹ 거예요.
Verb stems ending with a consonant are followed by 을 거예요.
Verb stems ending with ㄹ simply add 거예요.

Note: This is purely for ease of pronunciation.

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