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Expectation Emphasized

so that, such that, in a way that
A result, criterion or standard in the following action is expected and necessary for the first clause to be realized. Like -게, but with more emphasis.
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  • 아무도 눈치를 채지 못하게끔 조심스럽게 과자를 훔쳐먹었다.
    I ate the snacks stealthily such that no one would notice.
  • '떡밥'이란 알려지지 않았던 사실이나 반전 등을 작품에서 직접적으로 드러내기 사실을 조금이나마 유추할 게끔 미리 작품속에 숨겨놓은 내용을 비유적으로 이르는 말이다.
    '떡밥' is a figurative expression for the phenomenon in which a plot twist or new information is hinted at before it is directly revealed, so that readers have the chance to guess.

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