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-을 리가 없다

there's no way that ~

Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to strongly assert that something cannot logically be true, based on the speaker's reasoning; expresses confident disbelief.

Examples

  • 그 사람이 거짓말을 할 리가 없어요.

    There's no way that person would lie.

  • 이렇게 쉬운 문제를 못 풀 리가 없다.

    There's no way I couldn't solve such an easy problem.

  • 벌써 도착했을 리가 없는데 이상하네요.

    There's no way they've already arrived; that's strange.

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Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-을 리가 없다’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “there's no way that ~”?