Definition of imma - Reverso English Dictionary

Auxiliary verb

informal future

expresses future intention or plan informally

Imma finish my homework later.

fixing to

Pronoun

grammar form

contraction of 'I am a'

Imma student at the university.

future phrase

contraction of 'I am going to'

Imma finish my homework now.

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Origin of imma

African American English, I'm a (I am going to)

Examples of imma in a sentence

Imma start cooking dinner soon.
Imma teacher at the local school.
Imma fan of this band.
Imma call you later.
Imma head out now.

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French:aller, j'suis, ...
German:Ich werd', ich bin 'n, ...
Italian:sto per, sono uno, ...
Spanish:voy a, contracción coloquial de I am a, ...
Portuguese:vou, sou um, ...
Chinese:打算, 我是个, ...
Japanese:つもり, 俺は, ...
Arabic:رَاح, أَنَا, ...
Hebrew:אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ, אֲנִי, ...
Russian:я собираюсь, я, ...
Ukrainian:я збираюся, Я, ...
Hindi:मैं, मैं करने जा रहा हूँ, ...
Bengali:করব, আমি একজন, ...
Catalan:faré, sóc un, ...
Czech:chystám se, nespisovné stažení já jsem, ...
Danish:jeg vil, jeg er en, ...
Dutch:ik ga, ik ben een, ...
Greek:θα, είμαι, ...
Hungarian:mindjárt, én egy ... vagyok, ...
Khmer:នឹង, ទម្រង់កាត់ក្រៅផ្លូវការនៃ ខ្ញុំជានិស្សិតម្នាក់, ...
Korean:나중에, 나는 한 명의 ...이다의 축약형, ...
Persian:می‌خوام, من یک, ...
Polish:zrobię, jestem, ...
Portuguese (BR):vou, sou um, ...
Romanian:o să, sunt, ...
Swedish:jag ska, jag är, ...
Thai:ฉันจะ, ฉันเป็น, ...
Turkish:yakında yapacağım anlamı veren gayriresmî ifade, ben bir, ...
Vietnamese:tôi sẽ, tôi là, ...

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