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-(으)ㄹ 턱이 없다

Used to strongly emphasize that there is no reason or possibility for a certain situation to occur.

Summary

Equivalent

There's no way..., It's impossible that..., No reason for...

Also: -(으)ㄹ 리가 없다

Example

There is no way that person forgot that important matter.

그 사람이 그 중요한 일을 잊었을 턱이 없다.

Grammar rules

  • It is a stronger, more emphatic version of '-(으)ㄹ 리가 없다'.
  • It conveys a sense of strong disbelief or logical impossibility.

Patterns

1

V/A (Verbs/Adjectives)

현재 (Present) · -(으)ㄹ 턱이 없다

2

V/A (Verbs/Adjectives)

과거 (Past) · -았/었을 턱이 없다

Example sentences

V/A (Verbs/Adjectives) · 현재 (Present) · -(으)ㄹ 턱이 없다

There is no way that person forgot that important matter.

그 사람이 그 중요한 일을 잊었을 턱이 없다.

V/A (Verbs/Adjectives) · 현재 (Present) · -(으)ㄹ 턱이 없다

No matter how much you explain, there is no way he will understand.

아무리 설명해도 그가 이해할 턱이 없어요.

V/A (Verbs/Adjectives) · 현재 (Present) · -(으)ㄹ 턱이 없다

We've prepared so hard, so there's no way we'll fail.

이렇게 열심히 준비했는데 실패할 턱이 없습니다.

Conversation

A: Do you think Jisu lied?

지수 씨가 거짓말을 했을까요?

B: No, there's no way that honest person lied.

아니요, 그 정직한 사람이 거짓말을 했을 턱이 없어요.

Practice

Fill in the blank

Select the correct 'no way' emphasis phrase.

Disbelief.

Logical outcome.