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Future with 'Kommer att'

Just say 'kommer att' plus the base verb to talk about what's going to happen next.
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Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Use 'kommer att' followed by the infinitive form of a verb to talk about future events or predictions.

  • Use 'kommer att' + infinitive for future actions: 'Jag kommer att äta' (I will eat).
  • The verb 'kommer' stays the same regardless of the subject: 'Vi kommer att äta'.
  • For negatives, place 'inte' after 'kommer': 'Jag kommer inte att äta'.
Subject + kommer att + Verb (infinitive)

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## Overview
The kommer att construction is the most reliable way to express the future in Swedish. Unlike English, where you might choose between 'will' and 'going to', Swedish speakers rely heavily on this structure. It is formed by taking the verb att komma (to come) in the present tense, adding the particle att, and following it with the infinitive form of your main verb.
It is used for everything from simple predictions about the weather to firm plans for the weekend. Because Swedish present tense can also refer to the future (e.g., 'Jag reser imorgon'), kommer att is specifically useful when you want to emphasize the future aspect or make a prediction that isn't necessarily a fixed plan. It is a very friendly and versatile structure that sounds natural in almost any context, whether you are writing a professional email or texting a friend.
Mastering this will immediately make your Swedish sound more fluid and native-like.
## How to Form It
Formation is straightforward because the verb kommer does not change based on the subject.
Affirmative: Subject + kommer att + infinitive verb. Example: Jag kommer att läsa boken. (I will read the book.)
Negative: Subject + kommer + inte + att + infinitive verb. Example: Jag kommer inte att läsa boken. (I will not read the book.)
Question: Kommer + subject + att + infinitive verb? Example: Kommer du att läsa boken? (Will you read the book?)
Note that the att is sometimes dropped in very casual spoken Swedish, but for A2 learners, it is best to keep it for clarity.
## When to Use It
You will use this in almost every daily scenario. When texting, you might say 'Jag kommer att vara sen' (I will be late). In a job interview, you might say 'Jag kommer att bidra med min erfarenhet' (I will contribute with my experience).
When ordering food, you might say 'Jag kommer att ta en kaffe' (I will take a coffee). It is also the go-to for weather reports: 'Det kommer att bli soligt' (It will be sunny). Because it is so common, it is the safest choice whenever you are unsure if the present tense is appropriate for a future event.
## Common Mistakes
  1. 1Conjugating 'kommer': Beginners often try to change 'kommer' to match the subject, but it stays 'kommer' for everyone. Wrong: 'Vi kommo att äta'. Correct: 'Vi kommer att äta'.
  1. 1Forgetting 'att': Some learners skip the particle. Wrong: 'Jag kommer äta'. Correct: 'Jag kommer att äta'.
  1. 1Wrong word order in questions: Putting 'att' before the subject. Wrong: 'Att kommer du äta?'. Correct: 'Kommer du att äta?'.
  1. 1Using it for the present: Using it when the action is happening right now. Wrong: 'Jag kommer att äta nu'. Correct: 'Jag äter nu'.
## How It's Different From...
The main alternative is the Present Tense. In Swedish, you can say 'Jag reser imorgon' (I am traveling tomorrow). This is perfectly correct and very common for planned events.
The difference is that 'kommer att' feels more like a prediction or a future-oriented statement, whereas the present tense feels more like a fixed schedule. If you are uncertain, 'kommer att' is the safer bet for general future events. It is less about 'will' vs 'going to' and more about 'prediction' vs 'scheduled fact'.
## CEFR-Level Explanations
A1: Use 'kommer att' to talk about the future. It is easy! You say 'kommer att' and then the verb. For example, 'Jag kommer att äta' means 'I will eat'. It is the same for everyone: 'Jag', 'du', 'vi', 'de' all use 'kommer'. It is very useful for talking about tomorrow or next week.
A2: At this level, you should know that 'kommer att' is the standard way to express the future. You can now use it in negative sentences by adding 'inte' after 'kommer'. You can also form questions by starting with 'Kommer'.
Remember that the main verb must always be in the infinitive form, even if the subject is plural.
B1: While the present tense is often used for scheduled future events, 'kommer att' provides a clearer sense of prediction. It is particularly useful when discussing hypothetical outcomes or logical deductions. Note that in spoken Swedish, the 'att' is frequently elided, though it remains standard in writing.
Be careful not to overuse it when a simple present tense suffices for a calendar event.
B2: The periphrastic future 'kommer att' functions as the primary future marker in Swedish. Unlike English, which distinguishes between 'will' (volition/prediction) and 'going to' (intent), Swedish uses this construction for both. It is essential to distinguish between its use for future events and its use for logical deduction regarding the present state, such as 'Han kommer att vara hemma nu' (He is likely at home now).
C1: The 'kommer att' construction is a grammaticalized future marker derived from the motion verb 'att komma'. Its usage is pervasive, yet it competes with the present tense in contexts involving temporal adverbials. In formal registers, one must be mindful of the distinction between the predictive future and the present tense used for imminent or scheduled actions.
The construction is also employed in modal-like contexts to express high probability.
C2: The Swedish future system is characterized by the absence of a dedicated future tense inflection, relying instead on the 'kommer att' periphrastic construction. This structure exhibits significant pragmatic flexibility, ranging from pure temporal reference to epistemic modality. Historical analysis reveals its evolution from a literal motion verb to a functional auxiliary.
Mastery involves understanding the subtle interplay between aspectual nuances and the preference for present tense in specific discourse contexts.

Meanings

This construction is the standard way to express future events or predictions in Swedish, functioning similarly to 'going to' or 'will' in English.

1

Future Prediction

Predicting an event that is expected to occur.

“Det kommer att bli kallt.”

“Hon kommer att vinna.”

2

Planned Future

Talking about a future intention or scheduled event.

“Jag kommer att resa till Stockholm.”

“De kommer att köpa ett hus.”

3

Logical Deduction

Making a logical assumption about the present or future.

“Han kommer att vara trött efter jobbet.”

“Det kommer att kosta mycket.”

Future Construction Table

Subject Auxiliary Particle Verb (Infinitive)
Jag kommer att äta
Du kommer att äta
Han/Hon kommer att äta
Vi kommer att äta
Ni kommer att äta
De kommer att äta

Spoken Contractions

Standard Spoken
Kommer att Kommer o / Komma

Reference Table

Reference table for Future with 'Kommer att'
Form Structure Example
Affirmative Subj + kommer att + Verb Jag kommer att sova
Negative Subj + kommer inte att + Verb Jag kommer inte att sova
Question Kommer + Subj + att + Verb? Kommer du att sova?
Short Answer (Yes) Ja, det kommer jag. Ja, det kommer jag.
Short Answer (No) Nej, det kommer jag inte. Nej, det kommer jag inte.
Future Perfect Subj + kommer att ha + Participle Jag kommer att ha sovit

طيف الرسمية

رسمي
Jag kommer att anlända klockan fem.

Jag kommer att anlända klockan fem. (Meeting a friend)

محايد
Jag kommer att komma klockan fem.

Jag kommer att komma klockan fem. (Meeting a friend)

غير رسمي
Jag kommer vid fem.

Jag kommer vid fem. (Meeting a friend)

عامية
Jag dyker upp vid fem.

Jag dyker upp vid fem. (Meeting a friend)

Future Tense Components

Future

Usage

  • Prediction Prediction
  • Plan Plan

Structure

  • Infinitive Base verb

Present vs Future

Present
Jag äter I am eating
Future
Jag kommer att äta I will eat

Formation Logic

1

Is it negative?

YES
Add 'inte' after 'kommer'
NO
Keep 'kommer att' together

Common Verbs

🏃

Actions

  • • springa
  • • gå
  • • resa
🧠

States

  • • vara
  • • veta
  • • förstå
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أمثلة حسب المستوى

1

Jag kommer att äta.

I will eat.

2

Vi kommer att gå.

We will go.

3

Det kommer att bli bra.

It will be good.

4

Hon kommer att sova.

She will sleep.

1

Kommer du att ringa mig?

Will you call me?

2

Jag kommer inte att glömma.

I will not forget.

3

De kommer att köpa en bil.

They will buy a car.

4

Kommer det att regna?

Will it rain?

1

Vi kommer att behöva mer tid.

We will need more time.

2

Han kommer att ha läst boken då.

He will have read the book by then.

3

Det kommer att bli svårt att förklara.

It will be hard to explain.

4

Kommer ni att kunna komma?

Will you be able to come?

1

Det kommer att visa sig om vi har rätt.

It will show if we are right.

2

Man kommer att märka en stor skillnad.

One will notice a big difference.

3

Det kommer att krävas mycket arbete.

It will require much work.

4

Vi kommer att ha genomfört projektet i maj.

We will have completed the project in May.

1

Det kommer att förbli en gåta för många.

It will remain a mystery to many.

2

Vi kommer att se en ökning av efterfrågan.

We will see an increase in demand.

3

Det kommer att framgå av rapporten.

It will appear from the report.

4

Ingen kommer att kunna förutse resultatet.

No one will be able to predict the result.

1

Det kommer att te sig märkligt för eftervärlden.

It will appear strange to posterity.

2

Man kommer att finna att teorin håller.

One will find that the theory holds.

3

Det kommer att föranleda en utredning.

It will lead to an investigation.

4

Vi kommer att ha att göra med konsekvenserna.

We will have to deal with the consequences.

سهل الخلط

Future with 'Kommer att' مقابل Kommer att vs Ska

Both express future, but 'ska' implies intent or obligation.

Future with 'Kommer att' مقابل Kommer att vs Present Tense

Present tense is often used for future.

Future with 'Kommer att' مقابل Att vs Att (Infinitive marker)

Confusion between the particle and the conjunction.

أخطاء شائعة

✗

Jag kommer äter

✓

Jag kommer att äta

Missing the particle 'att'.
✗

Vi kommo att äta

✓

Vi kommer att äta

Incorrect conjugation.
✗

Kommer att jag äta?

✓

Kommer jag att äta?

Wrong word order.
✗

Jag kommer att äter

✓

Jag kommer att äta

Using present tense after 'att'.
✗

Jag kommer inte äta

✓

Jag kommer inte att äta

Missing 'att' in negative.
✗

Det kommer att regnar

✓

Det kommer att regna

Conjugating the infinitive.
✗

Kommer du äta?

✓

Kommer du att äta?

Dropping 'att' in questions.
✗

Jag kommer att har gjort det

✓

Jag kommer att ha gjort det

Wrong infinitive form of 'ha'.
✗

Det kommer att vara bli kallt

✓

Det kommer att bli kallt

Double verb usage.
✗

Vi kommer att ses imorgon

✓

Vi kommer att ses imorgon

Actually correct, but learners often doubt it.
✗

Det kommer att föranledas en utredning

✓

Det kommer att föranleda en utredning

Passive voice confusion.
✗

Jag kommer att ha att göra

✓

Jag kommer att ha att göra

Actually correct, but often avoided.

أنماط الجُمل

Jag kommer att ___ imorgon.

Kommer du att ___ med oss?

Det kommer att bli ___.

Vi kommer att ha ___ klart till fredag.

Real World Usage

Texting constant

Jag kommer att vara där kl 8.

Weather Forecast very common

Det kommer att bli regn.

Job Interview common

Jag kommer att bidra med min kunskap.

Food Delivery App occasional

Din mat kommer att anlända snart.

Travel Planning common

Vi kommer att besöka museet.

Social Media common

Jag kommer att posta bilder senare.

سجّل مجاناً لرؤية جميع الأمثلة
💡

Keep it simple

Don't worry about conjugating 'kommer'. It is always 'kommer'.
⚠️

Don't forget 'att'

Always include 'att' in your written Swedish for correctness.
🎯

Use for predictions

It is the best way to sound natural when predicting outcomes.
💬

Spoken vs Written

In speech, you can drop 'att', but keep it in formal writing.

Smart Tips

Use 'kommer att' to sound more certain about an outcome.

Det regnar imorgon. → Det kommer att regna imorgon.

Always default to 'kommer att' if you aren't sure if it's a schedule.

Jag reser imorgon. → Jag kommer att resa imorgon.

Always include 'att' to maintain a professional tone.

Vi kommer ses. → Vi kommer att ses.

Start with 'Kommer' to immediately signal a future question.

Du kommer att äta? → Kommer du att äta?

النطق

/ˈkɔmːɛr/

Kommer

The 'o' is pronounced like a short 'u' sound.

Question intonation

Kommer du att ↗äta?

Rising pitch at the end indicates a question.

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وسيلة تذكّر

Think of 'Kommer' as 'Coming'—the future is coming towards you!

ربط بصري

Imagine a train arriving at a station. The train is 'Kommer', the tracks are 'att', and the destination is your verb.

Rhyme

Kommer att, that is the way, to talk about a future day.

Story

Sven is standing at the bus stop. He says, 'Bussen kommer att komma snart' (The bus will come soon). He is waiting for the future. He is sure it will arrive.

Word Web

kommerattframtidplaneraförutsesnart

تحدٍّ

Write 5 sentences about what you will do tomorrow using 'kommer att'.

ملاحظات ثقافية

Swedes value punctuality. Using 'kommer att' for plans is common, but 'vi ses' is more frequent for social meetings.

In Finland, the use of 'kommer att' is very similar, but sometimes they prefer the present tense for future events even more than in Sweden.

Younger generations often drop 'att' entirely or use 'ska' instead.

Derived from the Old Norse 'koma', meaning to come.

بدايات محادثة

“

Vad kommer du att göra i helgen?

“

Tror du att det kommer att regna imorgon?

“

Hur kommer tekniken att förändra våra liv?

“

Vilka utmaningar kommer vi att möta i framtiden?

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Skriv om dina planer för nästa vecka.
Vad kommer att hända i världen om 10 år?
Beskriv en framtida karriär.
Reflektera över hur du kommer att ha förändrats.
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Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

Jag ___ att läsa boken.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kommer att
The construction is 'kommer att'.
Choose the correct sentence. اختيار متعدد

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kommer att äta
Infinitive is required.
Correct the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Vi kommer att går imorgon.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vi kommer att gå
Infinitive 'gå' is needed.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

Arrange the words in the correct order:

All words placed

Click words above to build the sentence

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kommer att äta
Subject-verb-particle-infinitive.
Translate to Swedish. الترجمة

I will sleep.

Answer starts with: Jag...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kommer att sova
Standard future construction.
Choose the negative form. اختيار متعدد

Which is negative?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kommer inte att äta
Inte goes after 'kommer'.
Build a question. Sentence Building

du / att / kommer / ringa?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kommer du att ringa?
Question starts with 'Kommer'.
Match the sentence. Match Pairs

Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Matches the infinitive.

Score: /8

تمارين تطبيقية

8 exercises
Fill in the blank.

Jag ___ att läsa boken.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: kommer att
The construction is 'kommer att'.
Choose the correct sentence. اختيار متعدد

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kommer att äta
Infinitive is required.
Correct the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Vi kommer att går imorgon.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vi kommer att gå
Infinitive 'gå' is needed.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

att / äta / kommer / jag

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kommer att äta
Subject-verb-particle-infinitive.
Translate to Swedish. الترجمة

I will sleep.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kommer att sova
Standard future construction.
Choose the negative form. اختيار متعدد

Which is negative?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jag kommer inte att äta
Inte goes after 'kommer'.
Build a question. Sentence Building

du / att / kommer / ringa?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kommer du att ringa?
Question starts with 'Kommer'.
Match the sentence. Match Pairs

Jag kommer att...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Matches the infinitive.

Score: /8

الأسئلة الشائعة (8)

Yes, it is the most versatile future marker.

No, it is always 'kommer'.

In writing, yes. In speech, it is often dropped.

It is a fixed construction derived from 'to come to'.

No, it is strictly for future or prediction.

'Ska' implies intent or obligation, 'kommer att' is more predictive.

It is neutral and used in all registers.

People will understand you, but it is grammatically incomplete.

Scaffolded Practice

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2

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3

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Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

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In Other Languages

Spanish high

ir a + infinitive

Spanish 'ir' conjugates for person, Swedish 'kommer' does not.

French high

aller + infinitive

French uses 'aller', Swedish uses 'komma'.

German moderate

werden + infinitive

German 'werden' conjugates, Swedish 'kommer' does not.

Japanese low

tsumori desu

Japanese is agglutinative, Swedish is analytic.

Arabic low

sa- prefix

Arabic is synthetic, Swedish is analytic.

Chinese low

yào / huì

Chinese has no verb conjugation at all.

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