🌟 -ㄴ 듯

1. 뒤에 오는 말의 내용과 관련하여 짐작할 수 있거나 비슷하다고 여겨지는 상태나 상황을 나타낼 때 쓰는 표현.

1. -N DEUT: An expression used to guess that something said might be similar to the preceding state or situation.

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지수는 몹시 추운 듯 몸을 덜덜 떨었다.
Jisoo trembled bitterly cold.
승규는 프랑스에 가 본 적도 없으면서 마치 살아 본 듯 이야기했다.
Seung-gyu spoke as if he had never been to france and had lived.
유민이를 나를 만나자 십 년 전에 헤어졌던 친구를 만난 듯 반가워했다.
When i met yu-min, she was as happy as if she had met a friend she had broken up with a decade ago.
♔ 민준이한테 근무를 바꿔 달라고 부탁해 봤어?
Have you asked minjun to change his shift?
♕ 말했는데 곤란한 듯 머뭇거리더라고. 다른 사람한테 부탁할까 봐.
I said it, but he hesitated. i'm afraid i'll ask someone else.

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-ㄴ 듯: -n deut,ように。みたいに。らしく,,,ـن دُوت,,như thể,เหมือนกับ..., ราวกับ..., คล้ายกับ..., ประหนึ่งว่า..., ดูเหมือน...,seperti, sebagaimana,словно,好像,

2. 그런 것 같기도 하고 그렇지 않은 것 같기도 한 상태를 나타내는 표현.

2. -N DEUT: An expression used to indicate that something is in a state which could be one of two possibilities.

🗣️ Usage Example:

저 여자를 전에 본 듯 만 듯 생각이 잘 안 나.
I can't think of her as if i've seen her before.
지수는 화장을 한 듯 만 듯 옅게 하고 나왔다.
Jisoo came out light as if she had put on makeup.
밖이 시끄러워서 잠을 잔 듯 만 듯 잤더니 피곤하다.
It's so noisy outside that i feel like i'm asleep and i'm tired.

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📚 Annotation: '이다', 받침이 없거나 'ㄹ' 받침인 동사와 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

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