-(으)ㄹ 수밖에 없다
Intermediate · TOPIK IIExpressionForms: -ㄹ 수밖에 없다 · -을 수밖에 없다
An expression used to indicate that there is no other method or possibility other than that.
Meaning
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An expression used to indicate that there is no other method or possibility other than that.
그것 말고는 다른 방법이나 가능성이 없음을 나타내는 표현.
Example sentences
Your browser has no Korean voice installed, so audio can't be played.
If you don't study, you're bound to fail the exam.
I didn't have a key, so I had no choice but to wait outside until my mother came.
At the end of the year, department store staff can't help but be busy.
Are you the one paying your siblings' tuition, Jisu?
Yes. My parents passed away, so I have no choice but to look after my siblings.
There's no rice, so I have no choice but to eat ramyeon.
It was raining hard, so we had no choice but to stay home.