뻔하다
Meanings
Adjective
1. clear, obvious, evident (to be)
2. close to (doing something); nearly; almost (to be)
Pronunciation
ppeonhada
Examples10
큰 일 날 뻔했어요.
(We) nearly had a serious problem.
그녀는 눈 속에서 얼어 죽을 뻔했어요
She almost froze to death in the snow.
보기에도 뻔해.
It's obvious.
서프라이즈를 망칠 뻔했네.
[I] almost ruined the surprise.
그는 익사할 뻔했다.
He was nearly drowned.
고양이를 비켜가기 위해 버스가 방향을 틀었을 때, 운전기사는 "큰일날 뻔했네"라고 말했다.
When the bus swerved to miss a cat, the driver said, "That was close."