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Gotta vs Gonna - What's the difference?

gotta | gonna |

As contractions the difference between gotta and gonna

is that gotta is contraction of lang=en while gonna is nonstandard spelling of going to|lang=en when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.

gotta

English

Contraction

(en-cont)
  • (informal)
    • I gotta learn this for my examination.
  • (informal)
  • * 2009 , (The Black Eyed Peas), (I Gotta Feeling)
    • I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "gotta")

    See also

    * (particle) * gotcha * gtg * hafta * got-to English eye dialect English non-constituents ----

    gonna

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gon * gunna

    Contraction

    (en-cont)
  • (with bare infinitive)
  • * 1987', (album), RCA Records (label), refrain:
    • 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 ----