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gonna Synonyms & Antonyms

/ɡən.ə/

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Gonna as a Verb

1

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

I'm gonna hafta find a new job soon.

Gonna in a Sentence

I'm gonna hafta find a new job soon.

Word Forms & Grammar

gonna

Words That Rhyme With Gonna

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Origin of Gonna

Contraction of going to. Attested since 1913 (OED, "gonna"). The pronunciation of present participles with the sound n rather than ng has a long history (see g-dropping on Wikipedia).

Gonna in Brief

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ɡən.ə/
Syllables2
MeaningA modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present

How to Pronounce Gonna

You say gonna as /ɡən.ə/. It has 2 syllables.