-기에 망정이지 — Fortunately, Luckily

This expression is used to indicate that although an embarrassing or confusing situation occurred, thanks to the content stated in the preceding clause, the situation did not end in a negative result.

The following clause usually includes a hypothetical expression, such as -았을/었을 거예요 or -(으)ㄹ 뻔했어요.

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In addition to -기에，the expressions -(으)니, -아서/어서 and -(으)니까 can also come before 망정이지.

USB에 따로 저장해 놨기에 망정이지 처음부터 다시 작성할 뻔했어요.

가: 오늘 지각 안 했어요? 갑자기 폭설이 내리는 바람에 지각한 사람들이 많더라고요. 나: 다른 날보다 일찍 출발했기에 망정이지 저도 지각할 뻔했어요. 가: 우리 회사 임시 창고도 눈의 무게를 못 이기고 무너졌다면서요? 나: 네, 창고 안에 아무도 없었기에 망정이지 정말 큰일 날 뻔했어요.

가: Weren't yoy late today? A lot of people were late due to the sudden heavy snowstorm. 나: Fortunately, I left earlier than usual as I almost arrived late myself. 가: Is it true that the company's temporary warehouse collapsed from not being able to carry the weight of the snow? 나: Right. Luckily, there was no one inside the warehouse at the time, or else it could have been serious.

가: 버스 정류장에서 펜션이 가깝다고 했는데 벌써 20분째 걷고 있잖아요. 나: 오늘 날씨가 따뜻하기에 망정이지 어제처럼 추웠다면 저는 중간에 돌아갔을 거예요.

가: I was told that the guesthouse was close to the bus stop, but we've already walked for 20 minutes. 나: Fortunately, the weather is warm today, or else we probably would have turned back halfway if it were cold like yesterday.

가: 컴퓨터가 바이러스를 먹었다면서요? 작업하던 문서는 안 날렸어요? 나: USB에 따로 저장해 놨기에 망정이지 처음부터 다시 작성할 뻔했어요.

가: Is it true your computer got a virus? Didn't you lose the document you were working on? 나: Luckily, I had saved it separately to a USB drive, or else I would have had to start over from scratch.