説明
Use "be going to" for a plan or a near future event. In "I'm going to visit my grandmother tomorrow.", "I'm" means "I am". "going to" shows the future. "visit" is the main verb in its base form. "tomorrow" tells us the time. In Japanese, you can often say the future from context, but English needs the be form.
"be going to" は、予定や近い未来のことを言うときに使います。"I'm going to visit my grandmother tomorrow." では、"I'm" は "I am" の短い形です。"going to" が未来を表し、"visit" は原形の動詞です。"tomorrow" は時を表しています。日本語では文脈だけで未来を表せることが多いですが、英語では "be" の形が必要です。
例文
- I'm going to make dinner now. これから夕食を作ります。
- She is going to start a new job in April. 彼女は4月に新しい仕事を始めます。
- Are you going to call Ken later? あとでケンに電話する予定ですか。
- We aren't going to watch a movie tonight. 私たちは今夜、映画を見ません。
- Look at those clouds. It's going to rain. あの雲を見て。もうすぐ雨が降りそうです。
- They are going to move into a new house next month. 彼らは来月、新しい家に引っ越す予定です。
よくある間違い
Japanese learners often drop the verb "be" and say "I going to study tonight." The correct form is "I'm going to study tonight." Remember: "going to" needs "am/is/are" before it.
日本語学習者は "be" を落として "I going to study tonight." のように言いがちです。正しくは "I'm going to study tonight." です。"going to" の前には必ず "am/is/are" が必要です。