-밖에: Limiting Particle Used with Negative Verbs "Except/Other Than"

Example Sentences#

1. 앞으로 나아갈 수밖에 없었어¹
   I had no choice but to keep moving forward.
   • 수 is a bound noun that can mean ‘way’, ‘means’, ‘possibility’, or ‘ability’.
   • 밖에 is a particle formed from 밖 (outside) and 에 (location particle), literally meaning ‘outside of’, and is used with negative verbs to express ‘except’ or ‘other than’.