Meaning of "gonna" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GONNA

gonna  [ˈɡɒnə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GONNA

Gonna is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gonna in English.

WHAT DOES GONNA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Going-to future

The going-to future is a grammatical construction used in English to refer to various types of future occurrences. It is made using appropriate forms of the expression to be going to. It is an alternative to other ways of referring to the future in English, such as the future construction formed with will – in some contexts the different constructions are interchangeable, while in others they carry somewhat different implications. Constructions analogous to the English going-to future are found in some other languages, including French and Spanish.

Definition of gonna in the English dictionary

The definition of gonna in the dictionary is going to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GONNA

PRESENT

Present

I gonna

you gonna

he/she/it gonnas

we gonna

you gonna

they gonna

Present continuous

I am gonnaing

you are gonnaing

he/she/it is gonnaing

we are gonnaing

you are gonnaing

they are gonnaing

Present perfect

I have gonnaed

you have gonnaed

he/she/it has gonnaed

we have gonnaed

you have gonnaed

they have gonnaed

Present perfect continuous

I have been gonnaing

you have been gonnaing

he/she/it has been gonnaing

we have been gonnaing

you have been gonnaing

they have been gonnaing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gonnaed

you gonnaed

he/she/it gonnaed

we gonnaed

you gonnaed

they gonnaed

Past continuous

I was gonnaing

you were gonnaing

he/she/it was gonnaing

we were gonnaing

you were gonnaing

they were gonnaing

Past perfect

I had gonnaed

you had gonnaed

he/she/it had gonnaed

we had gonnaed

you had gonnaed

they had gonnaed

Past perfect continuous

I had been gonnaing

you had been gonnaing

he/she/it had been gonnaing

we had been gonnaing

you had been gonnaing

they had been gonnaing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will gonna

you will gonna

he/she/it will gonna

we will gonna

you will gonna

they will gonna

Future continuous

I will be gonnaing

you will be gonnaing

he/she/it will be gonnaing

we will be gonnaing

you will be gonnaing

they will be gonnaing

Future perfect

I will have gonnaed

you will have gonnaed

he/she/it will have gonnaed

we will have gonnaed

you will have gonnaed

they will have gonnaed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gonnaing

you will have been gonnaing

he/she/it will have been gonnaing

we will have been gonnaing

you will have been gonnaing

they will have been gonnaing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gonna

you would gonna

he/she/it would gonna

we would gonna

you would gonna

they would gonna

Conditional continuous

I would be gonnaing

you would be gonnaing

he/she/it would be gonnaing

we would be gonnaing

you would be gonnaing

they would be gonnaing

Conditional perfect

I would have gonna

you would have gonna

he/she/it would have gonna

we would have gonna

you would have gonna

they would have gonna

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gonnaing

you would have been gonnaing

he/she/it would have been gonnaing

we would have been gonnaing

you would have been gonnaing

they would have been gonnaing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gonna
we let´s gonna
you gonna

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gonna

Past participle

gonnaed

Present Participle

gonnaing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF GONNA

Find out the translation of gonna to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gonna from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gonna» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 会
• Translator English - Spanish: a
• English: gonna
• Translator English - Hindi: वाला
• Translator English - Arabic: ستعمل
• Translator English - Russian: собираюсь
• Translator English - Portuguese: vai
• Translator English - Bengali: করত
• Translator English - French: va
• Translator English - Malay: Boleh
• Translator English - German: werde
• Translator English - Japanese: つもり
• Translator English - Korean: 거
• Translator English - Javanese: Arep
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sẽ
• Translator English - Tamil: போகிறேன்
• Translator English - Marathi: चुकीचे वाटते
• Translator English - Turkish: olacak
• Translator English - Italian: andando
• Translator English - Polish: będzie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: збираюся
• Translator English - Romanian: O să
• Translator English - Greek: θα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gaan
• Translator English - Swedish: ska
• Translator English - Norwegian: skal

10 QUOTES WITH «GONNA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gonna.

1

Karen Allen

I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interesting, creative. And what am I gonna do to make that happen?

2

Gregg Allman

Stage fright is not a thing about 'Am I any good?' It's about 'Am I gonna be good tonight?' It's a right-now thing. It helps me. If I went out there thinkin', 'Eh, we'll go slaughter 'em,' I'm positive something would go seriously wrong.

3

Nonso Anozie

As soon as I started acting in England, I got unusual roles. Although I'm 6 foot six, and agents might standardly cast me in tough guy roles or the big guy in the back, I've been very blessed to do roles that makes them think twice about how they're gonna cast me.

4

Alan Arkin

You have to think of your career the way you look at the ocean, deciding which wave you're gonna take and which waves you're not gonna take. Some of the waves are going to be big, some are gonna be small, sometimes the sea is going to be calm. Your career is not going to be one steady march upward to glory.

5

Fantasia Barrino

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'

6

Brad Bird

Look, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing.

7

Benny Blanco

I try to listen to over a hundred different songs a day. I listen to every single thing. If you're just listening to pop music, you're just gonna make pop music. I listen to Adele, Yo Yo Ma, Gucci Mane.

8

Mary J. Blige

So as long as I'm a human being and I'm not perfect, I'm able to say I'm having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, 'Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?' Yes, I'm going to make a mistake. Yes, I'm still gonna do things.

9

Sean Booth

They've been brought up on the best music. It's gonna be so good.

10

Meredith Brooks

I was looking at the setlist backstage and I just said, 'Oh my God, the first six songs nobody's gonna know.' But they all knew the lyrics. It just blew me away.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GONNA»

Discover the use of gonna in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gonna and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America

This new edition, featuring four new and updated chapters, will reintroduce Werner's seminal study of black music to a new generation of readers.

Craig Hansen Werner, 2006

Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad!: How to Get (Both of You) ...

There are approximately 3,712 ways for a guy to look stupid during pregnancy - this book's here to help you avoid all most of them.

John Pfeiffer, 2011

This Is Gonna Hurt

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx is part photo, part journal—but all Nikki Sixx.

Nikki Sixx, 2011

If It's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die: The Power of Color in ...

Each color section begins with an illustrated Home Page that includes examples, anecdotes, and tips for using or avoiding that particular color. Conversations with the author's colleagues-

Patti Bellantoni, 2005

Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright: The Bob Marley Reader

Dealing with Bob Marley as a man and myth, from his "rude boy" teens to international fame and his tragic death at the age of thirty-six, Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright then explores the larger picture, examining Marley as the ...

Hank Bordowitz, 2009

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places. On board pages.

Karen Beaumont, 2012

Brothers Gonna Work it Out: Sexual Politics in the Golden ...

Historical snapshots of American bodies over the past two and a half centuries, the essays in this volume cover such diverse subjects as sailor tattoos, maritime cannibalism in the early 1800's, birth control, rest cures for neurasthenia, ...

Charise L. Cheney, 2005

She's Gonna Blow!: Real Help for Moms Dealing with Anger

A Christian mother's guide to coping with anger.

Julie Ann Barnhill, 2005

I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem

Like the duo's first New York Times best-seller, Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, this is an inspired book to rejoice in and share. I'm Gonna Like Me will have kids letting off some self-esteem in no time!

Jamie Lee Curtis, 2002

Change is Gonna Come: Transforming Literacy Education for ...

In this book, the authors look back to move forward, providing specific practices that K–12 literacy educators can use to transform their schools.

Patricia Ann Edwards, Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon, Jennifer D. Turner

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GONNA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gonna is used in the context of the following news items.

Batman is Gonna Join the Teenage Mutant Turtles

This weekend at Comic-Con in San Diego, IDW – an independent comics publisher whose works include 30 Days of Night – and DC Comics ... «Vulture, Jul 15»

TUF 21 Finale bonuses: Like 'Wonderboy' isn't gonna make $50000 …

All four fighters won “Performance of the Night” bonuses; no “Fight of the Night” honor was given. UFC PR director Dave Sholler announced the ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jul 15»

LeBron James Says Miami Heat Are 'Gonna Be a Contender'

“They drafted the kid out of Duke, Justise, I think he's gonna be a really good player. They've added some big pieces. They signed Amar'e, ... «All U Can Heat, Jul 15»

David v. Goliath et Al. (Haters Gonna Hate)

At times, it can be overwhelming. That desire to do great things, crushed hopelessly underfoot, trodden into the mud beneath an army of ... «FireEngineering.com, Jul 15»

The governor's gonna lose his safety deposit | Sheneman cartoon

The governor is the type of super who's never around when your toilet is broken, but the second the cute girl up in New Hampshire burns out a ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

Liberty's motto: 'I'm gonna beat you'

Liberty Freeman, diving over Marana Marlins teammates during a practice, is in the top eight in her age group in three events in Pima County. «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»

Alamo to the U.N.? - 'It ain't gonna happen'

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is the nation's largest collection of Spanish colonial resources. Pictured left to right, and ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»

GOT TROUBLE, WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

tree down power line TREES DOWN POWER LINES — The weather isn't just bringing flood waters to our area, but also destroying trees and ... «KKOH, Jul 15»

'Suicide Squad' trailer: Five things we learned

Maybe as an ode to Jack Torrence from “The Shining” and his famous quote, “I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in,” Joker ... «HitFix, Jul 15»

Rauner to American Legion: We're gonna change Illinois; and more …

We've got a mess on our hands. That's the message Governor Bruce Rauner had about Illinois for the annual convention for the American ... «Illinois News Network, Jul 15»