Future plans with -ու
Say what you will do or are going to do with a very common future construction.
Future verbal noun plus “to be”
A common Eastern Armenian future uses a verb form ending in -ու (-u) together with the present forms of “to be”. In the negative, the negative auxiliary comes before the future form.
Future of “to go”
| Person | Armenian | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | գնալու եմ | gnalu em | I will go / am going to go |
| you, informal | գնալու ես | gnalu es | you will go |
| he / she | գնալու է | gnalu e | he / she will go |
| we | գնալու ենք | gnalu enk’ | we will go |
| you, plural / polite | գնալու եք | gnalu ek’ | you will go |
| they | գնալու են | gnalu en | they will go |
Negative future
| Person | Armenian | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | չեմ գնալու | ch’em gnalu | I will not go |
| you, informal | չես գնալու | ch’es gnalu | you will not go |
| he / she | չի գնալու | ch’i gnalu | he / she will not go |
| we | չենք գնալու | ch’enk’ gnalu | we will not go |
| you, plural / polite | չեք գնալու | ch’ek’ gnalu | you will not go |
| they | չեն գնալու | ch’en gnalu | they will not go |
Examples
Վաղը աշխատելու եմ։Vaghə ashkhatelu em.I will work tomorrow.Pronunciation: gh is voiced and throaty; ə is “uh”; kh is throaty.
Մենք Հայաստան ենք գնալու։Menk’ Hayastan enk’ gnalu.We are going to Armenia.Pronunciation: k’ is aspirated.
Գալո՞ւ ես։Galu es?Are you coming? / Will you come?
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