뻔하다

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈp͈ɘ(ː)nɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [뻔(ː)하다]
  • 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

    Selected forms of the adjective 뻔하다 (ppeonhada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뻔하다 ppeonhada	뻔해 ppeonhae	뻔해요 ppeonhaeyo	뻔합니다 ppeonhamnida
	Past	뻔했다 ppeonhaetda	뻔했어 ppeonhaesseo	뻔했어요 ppeonhaesseoyo	뻔했습니다 ppeonhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뻔하냐 ppeonhanya	뻔해 ppeonhae	뻔해요 ppeonhaeyo	뻔합니까 ppeonhamnikka
	Past	뻔했냐 ppeonhaennya	뻔했어 ppeonhaesseo	뻔했어요 ppeonhaesseoyo	뻔했습니까 ppeonhaetseumnikka
Assertive		뻔하겠다 ppeonhagetda	뻔하겠어 ppeonhagesseo	뻔하겠어요 ppeonhagesseoyo	뻔하겠습니다 ppeonhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		뻔해 ppeonhae	뻔해서, 뻔하여서 ppeonhaeseo, ppeonhayeoseo	뻔하니 ppeonhani	뻔하니까 ppeonhanikka
Contrast		뻔하지만 ppeonhajiman	뻔한데 ppeonhande	뻔하더니 ppeonhadeoni
Conjunction		뻔하고 ppeonhago
Condition		뻔하면 ppeonhamyeon	뻔해야, 뻔하여야 ppeonhaeya, ppeonhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뻔함 ppeonham	뻔하기 ppeonhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뻔했음, 뻔하였음 ppeonhaesseum, ppeonhayeosseum	뻔했기, 뻔하였기 ppeonhaetgi, ppeonhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		뻔한 ppeonhan
	Future		뻔할 ppeonhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뻔하시다 ppeonhasida	뻔하셔 ppeonhasyeo	뻔하세요, 뻔하셔요 ppeonhaseyo, ppeonhasyeoyo	뻔하십니다 ppeonhasimnida
	Past	뻔하셨다 ppeonhasyeotda	뻔하셨어 ppeonhasyeosseo	뻔하셨어요 ppeonhasyeosseoyo	뻔하셨습니다 ppeonhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뻔하시냐 ppeonhasinya	뻔하셔 ppeonhasyeo	뻔하세요, 뻔하셔요 ppeonhaseyo, ppeonhasyeoyo	뻔하십니까 ppeonhasimnikka
	Past	뻔하셨냐 ppeonhasyeonnya	뻔하셨어 ppeonhasyeosseo	뻔하셨어요 ppeonhasyeosseoyo	뻔하셨습니까 ppeonhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		뻔하시겠다 ppeonhasigetda	뻔하시겠어 ppeonhasigesseo	뻔하시겠어요 ppeonhasigesseoyo	뻔하시겠습니다 ppeonhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		뻔하셔 ppeonhasyeo	뻔하셔서 ppeonhasyeoseo	뻔하시니 ppeonhasini	뻔하시니까 ppeonhasinikka
Contrast		뻔하시지만 ppeonhasijiman	뻔하신데 ppeonhasinde	뻔하시더니 ppeonhasideoni
Conjunction		뻔하시고 ppeonhasigo
Condition		뻔하시면 ppeonhasimyeon	뻔하셔야 ppeonhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		뻔하심 ppeonhasim	뻔하시기 ppeonhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뻔하셨음 ppeonhasyeosseum	뻔하셨기 ppeonhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		뻔하신 ppeonhasin
	Future		뻔하실 ppeonhasil

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈ʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [뻔하다]

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

   큰 일 날 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

    Selected forms of the adjective 뻔하다 (ppeonhada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뻔하다 ppeonhada	뻔해 ppeonhae	뻔해요 ppeonhaeyo	뻔합니다 ppeonhamnida
	Past	뻔했다 ppeonhaetda	뻔했어 ppeonhaesseo	뻔했어요 ppeonhaesseoyo	뻔했습니다 ppeonhaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뻔하냐 ppeonhanya	뻔해 ppeonhae	뻔해요 ppeonhaeyo	뻔합니까 ppeonhamnikka
	Past	뻔했냐 ppeonhaennya	뻔했어 ppeonhaesseo	뻔했어요 ppeonhaesseoyo	뻔했습니까 ppeonhaetseumnikka
Assertive		뻔하겠다 ppeonhagetda	뻔하겠어 ppeonhagesseo	뻔하겠어요 ppeonhagesseoyo	뻔하겠습니다 ppeonhagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		뻔해 ppeonhae	뻔해서, 뻔하여서 ppeonhaeseo, ppeonhayeoseo	뻔하니 ppeonhani	뻔하니까 ppeonhanikka
Contrast		뻔하지만 ppeonhajiman	뻔한데 ppeonhande	뻔하더니 ppeonhadeoni
Conjunction		뻔하고 ppeonhago
Condition		뻔하면 ppeonhamyeon	뻔해야, 뻔하여야 ppeonhaeya, ppeonhayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뻔함 ppeonham	뻔하기 ppeonhagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뻔했음, 뻔하였음 ppeonhaesseum, ppeonhayeosseum	뻔했기, 뻔하였기 ppeonhaetgi, ppeonhayeotgi
Determiners	Present		뻔한 ppeonhan
	Future		뻔할 ppeonhal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뻔하시다 ppeonhasida	뻔하셔 ppeonhasyeo	뻔하세요, 뻔하셔요 ppeonhaseyo, ppeonhasyeoyo	뻔하십니다 ppeonhasimnida
	Past	뻔하셨다 ppeonhasyeotda	뻔하셨어 ppeonhasyeosseo	뻔하셨어요 ppeonhasyeosseoyo	뻔하셨습니다 ppeonhasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뻔하시냐 ppeonhasinya	뻔하셔 ppeonhasyeo	뻔하세요, 뻔하셔요 ppeonhaseyo, ppeonhasyeoyo	뻔하십니까 ppeonhasimnikka
	Past	뻔하셨냐 ppeonhasyeonnya	뻔하셨어 ppeonhasyeosseo	뻔하셨어요 ppeonhasyeosseoyo	뻔하셨습니까 ppeonhasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		뻔하시겠다 ppeonhasigetda	뻔하시겠어 ppeonhasigesseo	뻔하시겠어요 ppeonhasigesseoyo	뻔하시겠습니다 ppeonhasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		뻔하셔 ppeonhasyeo	뻔하셔서 ppeonhasyeoseo	뻔하시니 ppeonhasini	뻔하시니까 ppeonhasinikka
Contrast		뻔하시지만 ppeonhasijiman	뻔하신데 ppeonhasinde	뻔하시더니 ppeonhasideoni
Conjunction		뻔하시고 ppeonhasigo
Condition		뻔하시면 ppeonhasimyeon	뻔하셔야 ppeonhasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		뻔하심 ppeonhasim	뻔하시기 ppeonhasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뻔하셨음 ppeonhasyeosseum	뻔하셨기 ppeonhasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		뻔하신 ppeonhasin
	Future		뻔하실 ppeonhasil