Korean grammar
(으)ㄹ 수밖에 없다
(으)ㄹ 수바께 업따said like this(eu)ㄹ subakke eopdaNo Choice But To
Used when there is no other choice but the preceding state/action.
너무 빨리 운전해서, 차 손잡이를 꽉 잡을 수밖에 없었다.
너무 빨리 운전해서, 차 손자비를 꽉 자블 수바께 업썯따.said like thisneomu ppalli unjeonhaeseo, cha sonjabireul kkwak jabeul subakke eopseotda.They were driving so fast I had no choice but to grip the car handle tightly.
금연법이 시행되면 PC방을 닫을 수밖에 없다.
그면버비 시행되면 PC방을 다들 수바께 업따.said like thisgeumyeonbeobi sihaengdoemyeon PCbangeul dadeul subakke eopda.If the law comes into effect, I will have no other option but to shut down the shop
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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.