怪不得

guàibude

adverb HSK 7-9 #6,003

Meanings

怪不得他今天没来，原来他生病了。

Guàibude tā jīntiān méi lái, yuánlái tā shēngbìng le.

No wonder he didn't come today — he was sick.

怪不得这么贵，是进口的啊。

Guàibude zhème guì, shì jìnkǒu de a.

No wonder it's so expensive — it's imported.

grammar

怪不得 is used when you suddenly understand the reason for something. Pattern: 怪不得 + [observation], 原来 + [reason], or [reason], 怪不得 + [observation].

memory

怪 (strange) 不得 (cannot) — you can't blame it for being strange, because now you know the reason!

怪 guài

不 bù

得 de