V/A + -(으)ㄴ/는 듯이, N + -인 듯이 (As if, as though)
Meaning: As if, as though (describes an action or state by comparing it to a hypothetical or similar situation).
Conjugation & Pattern
- Present: Verb + -는 듯이 | Adjective + -(으)ㄴ 듯이 | Noun + -인 듯이
- Past: Verb + -(으)ㄴ 듯이
- Can be shortened to -(으)ㄴ/는 듯
Detailed Usage
Vividly describes an action or manner as if it were something else. Often used in idioms such as 돈을 물 쓰듯 하다 (spend money like water) and 땀이 비 오듯 흐르다 (sweat pours like rain).
Example Sentences
- 1
그는 아무것도 안 들리는 듯이 가만히 있었다.
Geuneun amugeotdo an deullineun deusi gamanhi isseotda.
He sat still as if he couldn't hear anything at all.
- 2
선생님의 질문에 다 아는 듯이 자신 있게 말했다.
Seonsaengnimui jilmune da aneun deusi jasin itge malhaetda.
He answered the teacher's question confidently as though he knew everything.
- 3
교실에 아무도 없는 듯이 불이 꺼져 있었다.
Gyosire amudo eomneun deusi buri kkeojyeo isseotda.
The lights in the classroom were turned off as if no one were there.
Important Notes
Similar in meaning to '-(으)ㄴ/는 것처럼' or '-(으)ㄴ/는 양'.
