-(으)ㄹ 리가 없다
(eu)l riga eopda
Grammar · 1 sense
There is no way, It is impossible that
Examples
친구가 늦을 리가 없어요.
There's no way my friend would be late.
이 음식을 안 좋아할 리가 없어요.
There's no way you won't like this food.
When you'd hear it
Common in everyday conversation, especially when confidently reacting to someone’s assumption. It also appears in workplace speech and writing, with politeness determined by the sentence ending, such as 리가 없어요 or 리가 없습니다.
What learners get wrong
Learners often confuse -(으)ㄹ 리가 없다 with -(으)ㄹ 수 없다. 리가 없다 rejects a conclusion as unreasonable, while 수 없다 says that an action or event is not possible.
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