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V-(으)ㄹ 리가 없다

V-(으)ㄹ 리 없다

-(으)ㄹ 리가 없다 means "there is no way" or "it cannot be" - expressing disbelief.

Impossibility - 그럴 리가 없어요 (theres no way thats true)

Disbelief - Rejecting a possibility

Strong denial - Cannot logically be the case

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리 means "reason" or "logic"

가 can be omitted: -(으)ㄹ 리 없다

그 사람이 거짓말하ㄹ 리가 없어요.

Theres no way that person lied.

열쇠를 가방에 넣었는데 없을 리가 없어요.

I put the keys in my bag, so there is no way they are missing.

그 성실한 학생이 숙제를 안 했을 리가 없지.

There is no way that diligent student didn't do the homework.

지금이 퇴근 시간인데 길이 안 막힐 리가 없잖아요.

It's rush hour now, so it's impossible that the roads aren't congested.

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