Word
사이즈가 없을까 봐 쿠폰을 받자마자 바로 주문했어.saijeuga eobseulkka bwa kuponeul batjamaja baro jumunhaesseo.
Meaning
I ordered it as soon as I got the coupon because I was worried they might run out of my size.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of saijeuga eobseulkka bwa kuponeul batjamaja baro jumunhaesseo.
~을~eul
object particle
~가~ga
subject particle
받다batda
to receive
주문하다jumunhada
to order
Questions & Answers about saijeuga eobseulkka bwa kuponeul batjamaja baro jumunhaesseo.
What does -을까 봐 mean in 없을까 봐?
-을까 봐 means for fear that..., in case..., or because I was worried that....
So 사이즈가 없을까 봐 means:
- because I was worried they might not have my size
- in case my size would be unavailable
It expresses a concern about a possible future situation.
Structure:
- 있다 → 있을까 봐
- 없다 → 없을까 봐
- 늦다 → 늦을까 봐
In this sentence, the speaker ordered quickly because they were worried the right size might sell out or not be available.
Why is it 없을까 봐 and not 없어서?
These have different meanings.
- 없어서 = because there wasn’t any / because it didn’t exist
- 없을까 봐 = because I was worried there might not be any
So:
- 사이즈가 없어서 주문했어 would sound illogical, because it means I ordered because there was no size
- 사이즈가 없을까 봐 주문했어 means I ordered because I was afraid my size might be unavailable
The speaker is not saying the size was already gone. They are saying they acted quickly out of concern.
Why is it 사이즈가 없다 and not 사이즈를 없다?