gonna

CEFRA1

/ɡən.ə/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    An informal form of going to, used for future actions.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.

Examples

  • I think I'm gonna go to sleep.

  • Let's face it, it's impossible. We're never gonna make it.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • I'm gonna hafta find a new job soon.

  • I'm gonna shoot him.

  • Well, you ain't got much longer to laugh. I'm coming, and I'm gonna put one in your dirty hide for every lying crack that you made about me, see?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She blank be here at 8 PM, because she confirmed her flight.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Contraction of going to. Attested since 1913 (OED, "gonna"). The pronunciation of present participles with the sound n rather than ng has a long history (see g-dropping on Wikipedia).