Vocabulary

그럴 의도는 없다

not to have meant to do that

Meaning

그럴 의도는 없다 — not to have meant to do that

Why this form?

일부러 — deliberately, on purpose : labels an action as intentional; 그럴 의도는 없다 denies intending the particular outcome, not necessarily the action itself.

Natural usage

Learn this as a unit: translating each component literally does not always give the intended meaning.

Forms not to confuse

일부러

일부러 그런 건 아니에요. — I did not do it on purpose.

Examples

정말 죄송해요, 그럴 의도는 없었어요— — I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to—

그럴 의도는 전혀 없었어요. — I absolutely didn't mean to do that.

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