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| + | 恐怕 (kǒngpà) can be used as a conjunction, meaning "I'm afraid". It comes at the beginning of the sentence. | ||
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| + | == Structure == | ||
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| + | (Reason,) 恐怕 + Fact / Conclusion | ||
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| + | == Examples == | ||
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| + | *明天 我 很 忙，<em>恐怕</em> 没 时间。<span class="pinyin">Míngtiān wǒ hěn máng, <em>kǒngpà</em> méi shíjiān.</span> <span class="trans">I'm busy tomorrow. I'm afraid I don't have time.</span> | ||
| + | *这样 做 <em>恐怕</em> 不行。<span class="pinyin"><em>kǒngpà </em> wǒ míngtiān méiyǒu shíjiān.</span> <span class="trans">I'm afraid I don't have time tomorrow.</span> | ||
| + | *已经 很 晚 了，<em>恐怕</em> 他 不 会 来 了。<span class="pinyin">Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, <em>kǒngpà </em> tā bù huì lái le.</span> <span class="trans">It's already very late. I'm afraid he's not coming.</span> | ||
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| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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恐怕 (kǒngpà) can be used as a conjunction, meaning "I'm afraid". It comes at the beginning of the sentence.
Structure
(Reason,) 恐怕 + Fact / Conclusion
Examples
- 明天 我 很 忙，恐怕 没 时间。 I'm busy tomorrow. I'm afraid I don't have time.
- 这样 做 恐怕 不行。 I'm afraid I don't have time tomorrow.
- 已经 很 晚 了，恐怕 他 不 会 来 了。 It's already very late. I'm afraid he's not coming.
