Assurance with 会…的

Use this pattern to reassure someone that something will happen or be okay.

elementaryA2 · TOCFL a2modalsentence pattern

会…的

Pattern

Subject + 会 + verb phrase + 的

Key words

Core idea

会…的 can reassure the listener that something will happen or be okay.

gives the confident prediction. Final adds assurance.

When to use it

Use this pattern in promises, encouragement, and confident responses.

Compare with ability

This use of is not about learned skill. It is about likelihood or confidence.

Examples

他会来的。

Tā huì lái de.

He will come, I am sure.

别担心,会好的。

Bié dānxīn, huì hǎo de.

Do not worry; it will be fine.

我会帮你的。

Wǒ huì bāng nǐ de.

I will help you, really.

Common mistakes

Avoid

他会的来。

Use

他会来的。

In this assurance pattern, 的 usually comes at the end of the clause.

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