-는 듯
-는 듯: Seemingly — Compact Seeming / As If
Seemingly / as if — bound noun 듯 after an adnominal, often with 하다 or 이.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Adnominal + 듯 | -는 듯 / -(으)ㄴ 듯 | 아는 듯 / 바쁜 듯 |
| With 하다 | -는 듯하다 | 아픈 듯하다 / 올 듯하다 |
| With 이 | -는 듯이 | 꿈꾸는 듯이 |
-는 듯 is the compact seeming pattern built on bound noun 듯.
Gloss: as if, seemingly — the compact written guess. 우리말샘 듯 「001」: short form of 듯이. 듯하다 「001」: after an adnominal, marks conjecture. 듯이 itself also has a guess sense (「003」) beside similarity.
Compact seeming
아픈 듯해요.
알고 있는 듯해요.
비가 올 듯합니다.
실망한 듯 고개가 숙여졌어요.
꿈꾸는 듯이 웃었어요.Health copy and narration both use the short 듯 package.
Forms you will meet
| Shape | Job |
|---|---|
| -는 듯 / -(으)ㄴ 듯 | bare bound-noun frame |
| -는 듯하다 | common conjecture close |
| -는 듯이 | as if / seeming (overlaps -듯이) |
This slot’s curriculum pattern is -는 듯; 듯하다 is the natural spoken partner — not a different grammar invention.
Neighbours
| Form | Lean |
|---|---|
| -는 듯(하다) | compact seeming / guess |
| -는 모양이다 | appears (모양 conjecture) |
| -을 것 같다 | soft general guess |
| -듯이 | simile / “as if” connective drills |
바쁜 것 같아요. soft guess
바쁜 모양이에요. appears-so
바쁜 듯해요. compact seemingWhen to use it
Use -는 듯하다 when you want a tight seems… without building a full 모양이다 phrase.
Use -듯이 when the point is vivid simile (as if dreaming), not mere conjecture.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
On the jabi learning path, this appears in 올바른 식습관으로 건강을 챙기세요 (Take care of your health with proper eating habits) — Intermediate Korean 2, Unit 15, on the theme of health and diet. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. 피곤한 듯해요 is closest to…
2. 듯 vs -듯이 metaphor slot?
3. Dictionary 듯 「001」?
Common questions
듯하다?
우리말샘 듯하다 「001」: auxiliary adjective for conjecture after an adnominal. Very common spoken/written close.
Same unit as 모양이다?
Yes. 모양이다 often feels observational; 듯 is the compact seeming chunk. Overlap is real.
Written feel?
Curriculum gloss calls it compact written guess. 듯하다 also appears in speech.
듯 말 듯?
Dictionary lists -는 듯 마는 듯 for half-and-half seeming — learn later from input.