Using 듯 to Express Seems Like / Looks Like in Korea || A2 Level

Q: How to say and in Korean?

‘랑/이랑’ is the least formal way of saying ‘and’ in Korean. It is mostly used in a casually spoken language. ‘랑’ is added after a syllable ending with a vowel and ‘이랑’ is added after a syllable ending with consonant. Examples: 나는 제인이랑 샘이랑 체육관에 갔어요. I went to the gym with Jane and Sam -- ‘하고/고’ is most frequently used form of ‘and’ in Korean. It is generally used in a spoken language and can be used to link two actions or two nouns/objects. ‘고’ is added after action, while ‘하고’ is added after objects or nouns. ‘하고’ can be used after action , if the action is formed from ‘하다’ verb. Examples: 너는 운동하고 사탕을 덜 먹어야해. You should exercise and eat less candies. -- Learn more about and in Korean in this lesson .

Q: What is the Korean negative form?

Expressing ‘not’. For verbs and adjectives. Add ‘안’ or ‘-지 않아요’ in front of them. Example: 지수는 초콜릿을 좋아하지 않아요. Expressing ‘cannot’. For verbs only. Add 못’or ‘-지 못해요’ in front of the verb. Example: 저는 수영을 못 해요. Expressing ‘do not know’. The word ‘to know’ in Korean is ‘알다’. However, we rarely apply the methods of case 1 and case 2 for this word. Instead, we use the word ‘몰라요’ Example: 나는 그녀의 연락처를 몰라요. Expressing ‘not have’. When we make a sentence to talk about the absence of something, we would use ‘없어요’. Example: 공원에 사람들이 거의 없어요. — Learn more about the Korean negative form here.

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Home A2 Expressing "seem/look like" with 듯

HOW TO USE 듯

Welcome to this quick fire lesson on how to use 듯 in a sentence to express seem to / look like in Korean.

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LOOKS LIKE WITH ADJECTIVE + 듯

The use of 듯 in a sentence will help express ‘as if,as though’ or ‘seem like/look like’ in Korean.

Let’s first see how it used with an adjective:

PATTERN

Subject + adjective + ᄂ 듯 + verb

그녀는 (= subject)
바쁜 (= adjective + ᄂ)
듯 빨리 걸었다 (= verb)

She was walking fast as though she was busy.

그녀는 행복한 듯 하다.

_{She seems to be happy}

동생은 피곤한 듯 하다.

_{My brother looks tired.}

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그의 표정을 보니 그가기쁜 듯 하다.	Looking at his reaction, it seems he is glad.
아주머니는 슬픈 듯 하다.	The lady looks to be sad.
그는 오늘 출근하지 않았어. 그가 아픈 듯 해.	He didn’t come to work today. It seems he is sick.

LOOKS LIKE WITH VERB + 듯

When replacling the adjective with a verb, a sentence would look like this:

PATTERN

Subject + verb + 는 + 듯 + verb

그녀는 (= subject)
공부하는 (= verb + 는)
듯 조용했다 (= verb)
She is quiet, it seems she is studying.

그녀는책을읽는듯하다.

_{It seems she is reading a book.}

그가지금밥먹는듯하다.

_{It seems he is eating at the moment.}

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조용한 것을 보니 그녀가 공부하는 듯 하다.	It is quiet. It seems she is studying.
밖에는 지금 비가오는 듯 하다.	It looks like it is raining outside.
기차가 도착하는 듯 하다.	It seems the train is arriving.

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FAQs

How to use 듯 to express looks like / seem to?

The use of 듯 in a sentence will help express ‘as if,as though’ or ‘seem like/look like’ in Korean.

Subject + adjective + ᄂ 듯 + verb

Example: 동생은 피곤한 듯 하다. My brother looks tired.

Subject + verb + 는 + 듯 + verb

Example: 그가지금밥먹는듯하다. It seems he is eating at the moment.

How to express looks like with 것같다?

In Korean, the following expression can be used to express “might be/seem to”, it is usually used in the future tense.

Verb + ᄅ것 같다

내일비가올것같다. _{It seems it will rain tomorrow.}

그가학교에결석할것같다. _{It seems he will miss the school.}

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Learn more about this sentence structure in this free lesson.

How to say and in Korean?

‘랑/이랑’ is the least formal way of saying ‘and’ in Korean.

It is mostly used in a casually spoken language.

‘랑’ is added after a syllable ending with a vowel and ‘이랑’ is added after a syllable ending with consonant.

Examples:

나는 제인이랑 샘이랑 체육관에 갔어요. I went to the gym with Jane and Sam

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‘하고/고’ is most frequently used form of ‘and’ in Korean.

It is generally used in a spoken language and can be used to link two actions or two nouns/objects.

‘고’ is added after action, while ‘하고’ is added after objects or nouns.

‘하고’ can be used after action, if the action is formed from ‘하다’ verb.

Examples:

너는 운동하고 사탕을 덜 먹어야해. You should exercise and eat less candies.

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Learn more about and in Korean in this lesson.

What is the Korean negative form?

Expressing ‘not’. For verbs and adjectives. Add ‘안’ or ‘-지 않아요’ in front of them.

Example: 지수는 초콜릿을 좋아하지 않아요.

Expressing ‘cannot’. For verbs only. Add 못’or ‘-지 못해요’ in front of the verb.

Example: 저는 수영을 못 해요.

Expressing ‘do not know’. The word ‘to know’ in Korean is ‘알다’. However, we rarely apply the methods of case 1 and case 2 for this word. Instead, we use the word ‘몰라요’

Example: 나는 그녀의 연락처를 몰라요.

Expressing ‘not have’. When we make a sentence to talk about the absence of something, we would use ‘없어요’.

Example: 공원에 사람들이 거의 없어요.

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Learn more about the Korean negative form here.

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