ㄹ 거

• —을 거 (eul geo) (after consonants)

ㄹ (-l, “future marker”) + 거 (geo, “thing, contraction of 것”) or 것 (geot, “thing”)

—ㄹ 거 • (--l geo)

1. a common way of forming future tense with Korean verbs and adjectives

   저는 내일 한국어를 공부 할 거예요.

   Jeoneun naeil han-gugeoreul gongbu hal geoyeyo.

   I will study Korean tomorrow.

• The suffix needs to be completed by a copula to be functional.
• A single space is used between the future particle ㄹ and 거.
• The choice between 거 (geo) and 것 (geot) depends on the level of speech and, subsequently on the copula used. 거 is far more common.

  할 거예요

  hal geoyeyo

  will do (informal polite)

  할 거에요

  hal geoeyo

  will do (informal polite), nonstandard spelling

  할 것입니다

  hal geosimnida

  will do (formal polite)

  할 겁니다

  hal geomnida

  will do (formal polite, 거 may be merged with -ᆸ니다)

  할 거야 ― hal geoya ― will do (informal non polite)

  할 것이다

  hal geosida

  will do (formal non polite)

  할 거다 ― hal geoda ― will do (formal non polite)