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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