Learn Dutch · A2

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Future Tense: gaan & zullen

Grammar: Expressing the Future: Gaan & Zullen.

Dutch has two main ways to express the future. (1) "Gaan" + infinitive for plans and intentions: "Ik ga morgen zwemmen" (I'm going to swim tomorrow). (2) "Zullen" + infinitive for promises, predictions, and formal statements: "Het zal morgen regenen" (It will rain tomorrow).

Wij gaan dit weekend tennissen.
We are going to play tennis this weekend.
Het zal vanavond koud worden.
It will get cold tonight.
Ik zal je morgen bellen, dat beloof ik.
I will call you tomorrow, I promise.
Zij gaat volgend jaar aan een cursus beginnen.
She is going to start a course next year.

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