LEARN + KOREAN / 58 of 125 TOPIK I
I Think So 것 같아요
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The sky is dark, and you’re guessing it will rain: 비가 올 것 같아요. 것 같아요 presents an impression or prediction without making it sound certain. The form before 것 changes with the word and tense.
gibuni joeun geot gatayo.
It seems like they are in a good mood.
anna ssiga jibe gan geot gatayo.
I think Anna went home.
Hint · 힌트
Here are the main shapes side by side: 먹는 것 같아요 (seems to eat/is eating), 먹은 것 같아요 (seems to have eaten), 맛있는 것 같아요 (seems delicious), and 맛있을 것 같아요 (seems it will be delicious). The tense sits before 것.
ibeon siheomeun eoryeoul geot gatayo.
I think this exam will be difficult.
In Real Life
In real life, 것 같아요 is also a polite way to soften an opinion or answer when you’re not fully certain. It can signal a genuine guess, or simply make a statement sound less blunt; the surrounding context tells you which.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
geot gatda | to seem; think that |
gibun | mood, feeling |
baji | pants |
siheom | exam |
eoryeopda | to be difficult |
jeonhwahada | to call by phone |
ama | probably, perhaps |
nalssi | weather |
gion | air temperature |
bi | rain |
nun | snow |
baram | wind |
haneul | sky |
gureum | cloud |
gyejeol | season |
bom | spring |
yeoreum | summer |
gaeul | autumn |
gyeoul | winter |
deopda | to be hot |
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