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果然 (sure enough / as expected)
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Just as the forecast said
- The weather app warned of afternoon storms. At three o'clock, thunder rolls in.
- weather forecast天气预报said说afternoon下午有雨，sure enough果然to rain下雨(completed / change)了。 — "The forecast said it would rain this afternoon, and sure enough, it did."
sure enough果然 + result = sure enough, as expected
- sure enough果然 confirms that something happened as predicted or expected.
- It goes after the subject (or at the start of the clause): he他sure enough果然come来(completed / change)了 / sure enough果然，he他come来(completed / change)了.
he他said说would会come来，sure enough果然came来了。
Complete: “He said he'd come, and sure enough he did.” 他说会来，____来了。
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果然 confirms an expectation.
Predictions and reputations
- everyone大家all / both都said说这家(modifier / structural particle)的vegetable菜to be fond of eating好吃，sure enough果然lit. name is not in vain…名不虚传。 — "Everyone said the food here was good, and it really lives up to its name."
- I我just就knew知道he他would会be late迟到，he他sure enough果然be late迟到(completed / change)了。 — "I knew he'd be late, and sure enough he was."
I我just就knew知道he他would会be late迟到，he他sure enough果然was late迟到了。
Build: “I knew he'd be late, and sure enough he was.”
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Prediction, then 果然 + result.
Needs an earlier expectation
- sure enough果然 only makes sense after a prediction, warning or reputation; without one, it sounds odd.
- For a surprise (against expectation), use unexpectedly竟然 / unexpectedly居然, the opposite of sure enough果然.
果然 needs an earlier prediction or expectation.
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It confirms what was expected.
sure enough果然 versus unexpectedly竟然
- sure enough果然 = just as expected: he他sure enough果然get in考上(completed / change)了.
- unexpectedly竟然 = unexpectedly: he他unexpectedly竟然didn't没get in考上 — "Surprisingly, he didn't get in."
he他unexpectedly竟然didn't没get in考上。
“Everyone expected him to win, but surprisingly he lost.” Which word fits? 大家都以为他会赢，他____输了。
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Against expectation = 竟然.
Recap
- sure enough果然 = sure enough, as expected (after a prediction or reputation).
- Opposite: unexpectedly竟然 / unexpectedly居然 (unexpectedly).
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.
The weather app warned of afternoon storms. At three o'clock, thunder rolls in. 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.