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恐怕 (아까워도 / 아마도)
도입됨저장된 위치는 이 브라우저에 유지됩니다. 계속하기는 수업을 완료하거나 질문에 답하는 것이 아닙니다.
A concerned estimate is still an estimate
- Travel is taking longer than expected and the deadline is near.
- I'm afraid恐怕not in time来不及(completed / change)了。 — The speaker cautiously expects that there may not be enough time.
Travel is taking longer than expected and the deadline is near. What does 恐怕来不及了。 communicate?
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The speaker cautiously expects that there may not be enough time. 恐怕 often introduces an unwelcome estimate, but can also express a tentative evaluation. It neither proves the result nor requires literal terror.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is I'm afraid恐怕 (I'm afraid / probably). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
I'm afraid恐怕not in time来不及了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: I'm afraid we won't make it: ____ 来不及了。
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恐怕 + 절 = 아까워도 / 아마도: 恐怕来不及了.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, I'm afraid恐怕not in time来不及(completed / change)了。: The speaker cautiously expects that there may not be enough time.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
恐怕는 무엇을 표현하는가?
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恐怕는 불쾌한 '아마도'를 부드럽게 함 — 실제 두려움이 아님.
Know the boundary
- I'm afraid恐怕 often introduces an unwelcome estimate, but can also express a tentative evaluation.
- It neither proves the result nor requires literal terror.
恐怕는 화자가 문자 그대로 공포감을 느낀다는 뜻임.
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추측에 걱정이 섞인 '아마도'이지, 실제 공포가 아님.
In the opening situation: The speaker cautiously expects that there may not be enough time.
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恐怕 often introduces an unwelcome estimate, but can also express a tentative evaluation. It neither proves the result nor requires literal terror. The speaker cautiously expects that there may not be enough time.
Use the distinction
- The speaker cautiously expects that there may not be enough time.
- I'm afraid恐怕 often introduces an unwelcome estimate, but can also express a tentative evaluation. It neither proves the result nor requires literal terror.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Travel is taking longer than expected and the deadline is near. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.