🌟 -을 뻔하다
1. 앞의 말이 나타내는 일이 일어나지는 않았지만 일어나기 직전의 상태까지 갔음을 나타내는 표현.
1. -EUL PPEONHADA: An expression used to indicate that the incident mentioned in the preceding statement did not happen, but that it was close.
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지수는 부모님의 사고 소식을 듣고 정신을 잃을 뻔했다.
Jisoo almost lost her mind when she heard about her parents' accident. -
출퇴근 시간이라 지하철을 타지 않았으면 약속 시간에 늦을 뻔했다.
If i hadn't taken the subway because it was rush hour, i would have been late for an appointment. -
유민이는 여자 친구의 헤어지자는 말을 듣고 그 자리에 주저앉을 뻔했다.
Yumin almost collapsed on the spot when she heard her girlfriend say goodbye. -
김 선수는 큰 부상을 입고 선수 생명을 잃을 뻔했지만 재활 치료를 통해 극복했다.
Kim was seriously injured and almost lost his player's life, but overcame it through rehabilitation. -
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승규야, 내일 아홉 시에 도서관에서 모이는 거 알지?
Seung-gyu, you know we're meeting at the library tomorrow at nine, right?
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아, 맞다. 네가 말해 주지 않았으면 잊을 뻔했어.
Oh, right. i would have forgotten if you hadn't told me.
Reference Word
-ㄹ 뻔하다: 앞의 말이 나타내는 일이 일어나지는 않았지만 일어나기 직전의 상태까지 갔음…
2. 과거의 어떤 상태를 과장하여 나타내는 표현.
2. -EUL PPEONHADA: An expression used to exaggerate a certain past state.
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아침을 못 먹었더니 배가 고파 죽을 뻔했어.
I almost died of hunger because i didn't eat breakfast. -
혼자 이삿짐을 다 옮기느라 힘들어서 죽을 뻔했다.
I was so tired of moving all my things by myself that i almost died. -
주말에 약속도 없고 만날 친구도 없어서 심심해 죽을 뻔했어요.
I almost died of boredom because i had no plans on the weekend and no friends to meet. -
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얼마 전에 개봉한 공포 영화가 재밌다던데 봤어?
I heard the recent horror movie was fun. have you seen it?
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응, 봤어. 그런데 무섭지도 않고 예전 영화들이랑 비슷해서 지루해 죽을 뻔했어.
Yeah, i saw it. but it's not scary and it's similar to the old movies, so i almost died of boredom.
📚 Annotation: ‘ㄹ’을 제외한 받침 있는 동사와 형용사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
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