果然 (sure enough / as expected)
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- really果然 + Predicate = "sure enough / as expected".
- really果然to rain下雨(completed / change)了 = "sure enough, it rained."
- really果然 confirms a prediction came true.
really果然 + Predicate
- really果然 marks reality matching what you'd guessed.
I我said说would会rain下雨，sure enough果然fell下了。
- really果然to rain下雨(completed / change)了 = "sure enough, it rained."
Explore
Correct or broken?
果然 confirms the prediction: sure enough, exactly as expected.
Practice
Sure enough, it rained: 我说会下雨，____ 下了。
果然 + Predicate = sure enough: 果然下雨了.
Practice
果然 confirms something turned out as expected.
Yes — “as expected / sure enough”.
Recap
Key idea
- really果然 + Predicate — "sure enough / as expected"
- really果然to rain下雨(completed / change)了 · he / him他really果然to come来(completed / change)了
- Confirms a prediction came true
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
果然 signals that reality…
果然 confirms a guess came true: 他果然来了.