# Expressing "as expected" with "果然"

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- 第一名 _果然_ 是 她 ！我 就 知道 。
  - She won the first prize! I knew it.
- 大厨 做 的 菜 _果然_ 不一样 ！好吃 ！
  - The food that the chef cooked is extraordinary! Delicious!
- 你 说 得 没错 ！他 _果然_ 是 个 骗子 ！
  - You were right. He's absolutely a liar!
- 这个 止疼药 _果然_ 有效 ，我的 头疼 好多了 。
  - This painkiller works really well. My headache is gone.
- 司机 师傅 说 马上 到 ，_果然_ ，两分钟 以后 车 就 来 了 。
  - The taxi driver said he would be here very soon. His car got here in only two minutes.
- 他 让 我 别 担心 ，_果然_ ，他 很快 修好 了 我们 的 网络 。
  - He told me not to worry about it. He fixed out internet very soon.
- 天气 预报 说 今早 要 下 大雨 ，_果然_ **如此** ！
  - It rained heavily this morning as the weather forecast said.
- _果然_ **不出所料** ，内奸 就是 他 ！
  - He is the mole, as I expected.

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- Level: [C1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/C1_grammar_points) / [HSK6](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK6_grammar_points)
- Similar to
- Used for: [Expressing attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
- Keywords: [果然](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%9E%9C%E7%84%B6)

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You can add the adverb 果然 (guǒrán) to add the sense that what you're about to say is entirely expected. It's kind of like starting a sentence with "just as we thought" or "just as we expected," but it's just one word in Chinese. It's kind of like the opposite of [竟然](./竟然.md) or [居然](./居然&反而.md).

## Used before Predicate

### Structure

Subj. + 果然 + Predicate

### Examples

- 第一名 _果然_ 是 她 ！我 就 知道 。
  - She won the first prize! I knew it.
- 大厨 做 的 菜 _果然_ 不一样 ！好吃 ！
  - The food that the chef cooked is extraordinary! Delicious!
- 你 说 得 没错 ！他 _果然_ 是 个 骗子 ！
  - You were right. He's absolutely a liar!
- 这个 止疼药 _果然_ 有效 ，我的 头疼 好多了 。
  - This painkiller works really well. My headache is gone.

## Used as before a Clause

果然 can also come before a full independent clause. In this case, it is usually preceded by a comma.

### Structure

Clause 1 ，果然 ，Clause 2

### Examples

- 司机 师傅 说 马上 到 ，_果然_ ，两分钟 以后 车 就 来 了 。
  - The taxi driver said he would be here very soon. His car got here in only two minutes.
- 他 让 我 别 担心 ，_果然_ ，他 很快 修好 了 我们 的 网络 。
  - He told me not to worry about it. He fixed out internet very soon.

## Colloquial Sayings

- 果然如此
- 果然不出所料

- 天气 预报 说 今早 要 下 大雨 ，_果然_ **如此** ！
  - It rained heavily this morning as the weather forecast said.
- _果然_ **不出所料** ，内奸 就是 他 ！
  - He is the mole, as I expected.

## See also

- [Expressing the unexpected with "竟然"](./竟然.md)