겠다

This future tense is more limited than (으)ㄹ 것이다.

It is more commonly used with very formal Korean (하십시오체).

Used to talk about intentions for the future that you are determined to carry out.

It is also used when making guesses.

Conjugation

Future
AV (V) 가다 가겠다
AV (C) 먹다 먹겠다다
Hada 하다 하겠다
DV (V) 크다 크겠다
DV (C) 작다 작겠다

Example Conversation

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어제는 하나와 영화를 보러 갔어요.

I went to see a movie with Hana yesterday.

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어제는 휴일이라서 표사기가 힘들었겠어요?

Yesterday was a holiday, so it must have been hard to buy tickets?

Example Sentences

Polite

하늘에 구름이 많아요. 내일 비가 오겠어요.
There are a lot of clouds in the sky. It will rain tomorrow.

Polite

우리는 늦었어요. 수업이 끝났겠어요.
We're late. The class must be over.

Formal

그녀가 집에 있겠습니까?
Will she be home?