어쩌다
Meanings
Verb
1. to be inevitable
2. to be in a certain way
Pronunciation
eojjeoda
Examples13
톰은 어쩔 수 없이 노래를 불러야 해.
Tom doesn't want to sing, but he has to.
톰은 어쩔 수 없이 그걸 해야 해.
Tom doesn't want to do that, but he has to.
손님이 뜬금포로 자기 인생 얘기를 하길래 어쩔 줄 몰랐어.
A customer started telling me their life story out of the blue, so I had no idea what to do.
그 알라까지 어째 키울라고 안 내놓을라 카는지.
They're trying not to let him go, but how are they going to raise yet another child?
그런 일이 생긴다면 어쩔 거야?
What would you do if that happened to you?
어쩔 수 없었지 않니?
It was inevitable, wasn't it?