Gonna vs Imma - What's the difference?
gonna | imma |
(with bare infinitive)
* 1987', (album), RCA Records (label), refrain:
(slang) Contraction of I'm gonna'', that is, ''I am gonna'' or ''I am going to .
Imma is a contraction of gonna.
As contractions the difference between gonna and imma
is that gonna is nonstandard spelling of going to|lang=en when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.Imma is contraction of I'm gonna, that is, I am gonna or I am going to.gonna
English
Alternative forms
* gon * gunnaContraction
(en-cont)- 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.
Usage notes
* This spelling, like any nonstandard spelling, risks appearing condescending. Even when going to has the pronunciation that denotes, it is usually spelled <going to>. * , 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.”See also
* (particle) * coulda * gotta * shoulda * wanna * woulda * I'mma English non-constituents ----imma
English
Alternative forms
* I'mma * imma * I'ma * i'ma * Ima * ima * Ima' * I'm a * i'm a * I'm a' * i'm a' * I'm'a * i'm'aContraction
(en-cont)- So listen 'cause I'mma come out. — Winwardo(rapper)