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Meaning of gonna | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A1 Common
ˈɡʌnə

Definitions

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

auxiliary, colloquial

Equivalents

Italiano gonna

Examples

“I'm gonna hafta find a new job soon.”
“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?”
“Never gonna give you up, / Never gonna let you down, / Never gonna run around and desert you. / Never gonna make you cry, / Never gonna say goodbye, / Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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