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JLPT N1 Grammar

かと思いきや

N1Contrast / Concession

N1 · Contrast / Concession · plain form + かと思いきや

contrary to expectation

plain form + かと思いきや

かと思いきや means one expected the preceding result, but something unexpected or opposite happened.

It is often used in written narration or dramatic turns.

今年は順調に進むかと思いきや、最後に大きな問題が起きた。

I thought things would go smoothly this year, but a major problem occurred at the end.

Do not treat it as identical to かと思ったら; it is more written and more dramatic.

You expected A, but reality turned away from A.

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