I can say what I'm planning to do on vacation and on school break — where to go, what to see — and ask about someone else's plans.
What are you planning to do: -(으)려고 해요
What are you planning to do: -(으)려고 해요
What for: to talk about plans for a vacation, a school vacation, or the weekend. -(으)려고 해요 means “I'm planning to, I'm going to”. What's done takes the past: 갔어요 — I went; 가려고 해요 — I'm only planning to go.
Only about the future: 내년에, 다음 달에, 내일 (no 에). But 방학에, 휴가에, 이번 주말에 can be about any time: the verb, not the time word, shows the plan: 방학에 갔어요 (I already went) and 방학에 가려고 해요 (still a plan) are both correct. Words for what's done: the familiar 어제, 지난주, 작년에.
Form: from the stem (the dictionary form without -다). After a vowel and after ㄹ — -려고 해요: 배우려고, 하려고, 살려고, 만들려고. After a consonant — -으려고 해요: 먹으려고, 읽으려고, 찍으려고. In ㄷ-irregular verbs (like 듣다) ㄷ becomes ㄹ before a vowel: 듣다 → 들으려고; in regular verbs that end in ㄷ, such as 닫다, ㄷ stays: 닫다 → 닫으려고.
해요 at the end is ordinary 해요체: a question is the same sentence with a rising voice; “not planning to” is 안 before the verb: 안 가려고 해요.
“I'm going tomorrow” is still 내일 가요; -(으)려고 해요 adds “that's my plan”.
-(으)러 comes only before 가다, 오다, 다니다: 친구를 만나러 가요. -(으)려고 해요 goes with any verb: 친구를 만나려고 해요. English “to” covers both.
Common mistakes:
• NOT 가으려고 해요 → 가려고 해요 (no 으 after a vowel).
• NOT 먹려고 해요 → 먹으려고 해요.
• NOT 만들으려고 해요 → 만들려고 해요 (ㄹ acts like a vowel).
• NOT 운동하러 해요 → 운동하려고 해요.
• NOT 가려고 이에요 → 가려고 해요.
“Planning to”: the form depends on the stem
The stem is the dictionary form without -다. Its last sound decides.
| Dictionary form | The stem ends in | “Planning to” |
|---|---|---|
| 가다 | a vowel | 가려고 해요 |
| 만들다 | ㄹ | 만들려고 해요 |
| 먹다 | a consonant | 먹으려고 해요 |
| 듣다 | ㄷ → ㄹ | 들으려고 해요 |
Affirmative, negative, question
해요 at the end: the everyday polite style.
| Form | Example |
|---|---|
| + | 저는 다음 달에 한국에 가려고 해요. |
| − | 저는 이번 주말에 일을 안 하려고 해요. |
| ? | 방학에 뭐 하려고 해요? |
Lesson notes
What are you planning to do: -(으)려고 해요
What for: to talk about plans for a vacation, a school vacation, or the weekend. -(으)려고 해요 means “I'm planning to, I'm going to”. What's done takes the past: 갔어요 — I went; 가려고 해요 — I'm only planning to go.
Only about the future: 내년에, 다음 달에, 내일 (no 에). But 방학에, 휴가에, 이번 주말에 can be about any time: the verb, not the time word, shows the plan: 방학에 갔어요 (I already went) and 방학에 가려고 해요 (still a plan) are both correct. Words for what's done: the familiar 어제, 지난주, 작년에.
Form: from the stem (the dictionary form without -다). After a vowel and after ㄹ — -려고 해요: 배우려고, 하려고, 살려고, 만들려고. After a consonant — -으려고 해요: 먹으려고, 읽으려고, 찍으려고. In ㄷ-irregular verbs (like 듣다) ㄷ becomes ㄹ before a vowel: 듣다 → 들으려고; in regular verbs that end in ㄷ, such as 닫다, ㄷ stays: 닫다 → 닫으려고.
해요 at the end is ordinary 해요체: a question is the same sentence with a rising voice; “not planning to” is 안 before the verb: 안 가려고 해요.
“I'm going tomorrow” is still 내일 가요; -(으)려고 해요 adds “that's my plan”.
-(으)러 comes only before 가다, 오다, 다니다: 친구를 만나러 가요. -(으)려고 해요 goes with any verb: 친구를 만나려고 해요. English “to” covers both.
Common mistakes:
• NOT 가으려고 해요 → 가려고 해요 (no 으 after a vowel).
• NOT 먹려고 해요 → 먹으려고 해요.
• NOT 만들으려고 해요 → 만들려고 해요 (ㄹ acts like a vowel).
• NOT 운동하러 해요 → 운동하려고 해요.
• NOT 가려고 이에요 → 가려고 해요.