뻔하다

Korean

Etymology 1

(ppeon) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈp͈ɘ(ː)nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?ppŏnhada
Yale Romanization?ppēn.hata

Adjective

뻔하다 • (ppeonhada) (infinitive 뻔해 or 뻔하여, sequential 뻔하니)

  1. (to be) clear, obvious, evident
Conjugation

Etymology 2

(ppeon) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?ppŏnhada
Yale Romanization?ppen.hata

Adjective

뻔하다 • (ppeonhada) (infinitive 뻔해 or 뻔하여, sequential 뻔하니)

  1. (to be) close to (doing something); nearly; almost
    뻔했어요.Keun il nal ppeonhaesseoyo.(We) nearly had a serious problem.
Usage notes
  • Verbs/adjectives ending in a vowel use the pattern —ㄹ 뻔하다 (-l ppeonhada) and verbs/adjectives ending in a consonant use 을 뻔하다 (-eul ppeonhada).
Conjugation
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