Korean grammar · Level 5
V/A-(으)ㄹ 게 뻔하다 · -(으)ㄹ 것이 뻔하다 · -았/었을 게 뻔하다
It's obvious that … will — a confident, often gloomy prediction
Taught in Level 5, Unit 9: No cashier after 11
when a shop changes, everyone predicts — and the predictions are rarely cheerful. The grannies won't manage the machine; Hoya will stay up all night. When you are sure from experience how something will turn out, Korean says -(으)ㄹ 게 뻔하다.
Example
지금 출발해도 길이 막혀서 늦을 게 뻔해요.
Even if we leave now, we'll obviously be late with the traffic.
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Practise it in context · Level 5, Unit 9
No cashier after 11
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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