gonna
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Written form of a reduction of going to. The pronunciation of present participles with the sound n rather than ng has a long history (see g-dropping on Wikipedia).
Pronunciation
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- Homophones: gunner (non-rhotic accents)
Audio (US): (file)
Contraction
gonna
- (colloquial, with bare infinitive) Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
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- 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.
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Usage notes
- This spelling, like any nonstandard spelling, risks appearing condescending. Even when going to has the pronunciation that gonna denotes, it is usually spelled <going to>.
- Gonna, like the pronunciation it denotes, only occurs when indicating a future tense (something that is bound to happen or is planned); hence “I’m gonna go now”, but not *“I’m gonna the mall.” (You have to say instead “I’m going to the mall.”)
See also
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin gunna (“leather garment”). Compare English gown.
Pronunciation
Noun
gonna f (plural gonne)
Derived terms
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