Expressing concern with "kongpa"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

恐怕 (kǒngpà) can be used to express "I'm afraid that," or "I'm concerned that," or even "I'm worried that," followed by some sort of reason. It doesn't need to be something you're literally afraid of; it may be that you're just trying to soften the blow of some bad news, as in, "I'm afraid that I'm too busy washing my hair tomorrow night to come over and see the 2000 pictures of your trip to ComicCon." 恐怕 comes at the beginning of the sentence. It's often used with auxiliary verbs such as 要, 会, 能, 得, etc. (Reason,) 恐怕 + Subj. ⋯⋯ Note that it sounds better to put 恐怕 before the subject of the sentence.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 今天恐怕要下雨。 (jīntiān kǒngpà yào xiàyǔ 。): "I'm afraid it will rain today."
• 这是很重要的决定，你恐怕不能这么着急。 (zhè shì hěnzhòngyào de juédìng ，nǐ kǒngpà bù néng zhèyāo zháojí 。): "This is a very important decision, I am afraid you should not be so anxious."
• 老婆，我晚上要加班，恐怕不能回家吃晚饭了。 (lǎopó ，wǒ wǎnshàng yào jiābān ，kǒngpà bù néng húijiā chī wǎnfàn le 。): "Wife, I have to work overtime at night. I'm afraid I can't go home for dinner."
• 这个颜色太粉了，恐怕我女儿不喜欢。 (zhègè yánsè tài fěn le ，kǒngpà wǒnv̌ér bù xǐhuān 。): "This color is too pink, I am afraid my daughter does not like it."
• 这件事恐怕得你帮忙。 (zhèjiànshì kǒngpà dé nǐ bāngmáng 。): "I'm afraid you need help in this matter."

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