Future tense

Here is a table on how to use the future simple tense in Mongolian.

Affirmative form
(-на4).
Question Form
(-х уу2?/ -х вэ?)
Negative Form
(-хгүй)
Би дараа жил Монгол явна.
I will go Mongolia next year.
Чи дараа жил Монгол явах уу?
Will you go to Mongolia next year?
Би дараа жил Монгол явахгүй.
I won’t go to Mongolia next year.
Би өнөө орой хоол хийнэ.
I will cook tonight.
Чи өнөө орой хоол хийх үү?
Will you cook tonight?

Чи өнөө орой ямар хоол хийх вэ?
What food will you cook tonight?
Би өнөө орой хоол хийхгүй.
I won’t cook tonight.

Notes

1.-на4 is added directly to verb stems. For example яв+на=явна хий+нэ=хийнэ бай+на=байна  ажилла+на= ажиллана

2. But if a verb stem ends with double consonants, vowels are inserted between them. For example: унш+ на= уншина уулз+ на= уулзана.

3.-хгүй is added directly to verb stems that end with vowels. For example: уу+ хгүй= уухгүй бай+ хгүй= байхгүй

4.4хгүй is added to verb that end with consonants. For example: ид+ эхгүй= идэхгүй  ав+ ахгүй= авахгүй

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