-(으)ㄹ 거예요 expresses a scheduled or confirmed plan.
Not just a wish, but a locked plan: you bought the ticket, made the appointment, or firmly resolved to do it. It pairs with specific time words like “tomorrow” (내일), “next week” (다음 주), or “at 3:00” (세 시에).
Step 1: Check for a final consonant (받침)
만나다 → 만나 … no 받침 읽다 → 읽 … has 받침 (ㄱ)
This single check determines everything.
Step 2: No 받침 → -ㄹ 거예요 / Has 받침 → -을 거예요
No 받침 → stem + ㄹ 거예요 만나 + ㄹ 거예요 → 만날 거예요
Has 받침 → stem + 을 거예요 읽 + 을 거예요 → 읽을 거예요
만나다: to meet만나 · none · 만나ㄹ → 만날 거예요
보다: to watch보 · none · 보ㄹ → 볼 거예요
읽다: to read읽 · has ㄱ · 읽을 거예요
먹다: to eat먹 · has ㄱ · 먹을 거예요
살다: to live살 · ends in ㄹ · 살 거예요 (ㄹ stays as is)
내일 오전 열 시에 친구를 만날 거예요.I am meeting a friend at 10 tomorrow. / appointment made
이번 주말에는 집에서 영화를 볼 거예요.I am going to watch films at home this weekend.
올해는 책을 오십 권 읽을 거예요.I am going to read fifty books this year.
점심은 학교 앞에서 먹을 거예요.I will eat lunch in front of the school.
다음 달부터 서울에서 살 거예요.I am going to live in Seoul from next month.
If the stem already ends in ㄹ, do not add 을.
살다 → 살 거예요 (○) / 살을 거예요 (✕) 만들다 → 만들 거예요 (○)
Because ㄹ is already there, leave it as is.
When to use and when not to use
Use it: when the time is set, tickets are booked, or the plan is firm: 다음 주에 이사할 거예요.
Don’t use it, when nothing is decided yet. Use -고 싶어요 instead.
Related patterns, -(으)려고 해요 means “planning/thinking of”, and -기로 했어요 means “decided on”. All three look ahead, but with different levels of firmness.
연습 Practice
이 레슨에는 풀어 보는 문제가 6개 있습니다. 앱에서 하나씩 맞히며 넘어갑니다. 6 exercises come with this lesson — open it to work through them.
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