gonna
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8.1
- auxiliary
- /ˈɡʌnə/
- Informal
:
voy a
- Yes, I know you're gonna say I love this.
- gonna do
Yeah, I'd say we're not gonna show the skirt.
- Yeah, I'd say we're not gonna show the skirt.
- And yeah, it's gonna be a busy month.
- OK, girl, 'cause I'm gonna be all right tonight.
- But I know that we're all gonna do great things in our life.
- You're gonna go vegan and you're gonna quit your job, OK?
Examples
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So yeah, now I'm gonna go eat breakfast.
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So I don't love that, but we're gonna see how it feels.
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And yeah, it's gonna be a busy month.
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But I know that we're all gonna do great things in our life.
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All right, I'm gonna give this to Tommy.
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You're gonna go vegan and you're gonna quit your job, OK?
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ARE WE GONNA HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SEEING YOU AT THE VENDOR AWARDS THIS YEAR?
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ARE YOU GONNA WEAR A LEATHER APRON AND MAKE SHOES?
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I'm gonna take my dog for a walk later this afternoon.
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She said she's gonna start her new job next week.
Synonyms
A short informal way to say I am going to do something
Phrasal Verbs
How Informal
- Informal
- Informal
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8.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
gonna = going to (transparent) = going + to
The form 'gonna' is an orthographic representation of the colloquial pronunciation of 'going to' and directly expresses the same future meaning.
Etymology
Gonna is an informal form of going + to and comes from saying 'going to' quickly. So you use gonna in casual speech to show a future plan or intention.