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-듯이

-deusi

as if; just like

Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to say that the following statement is almost the same as, or closely resembles, the preceding one -- similar to English 'just as' or 'as if.'

Form

Attaches to
Verb, Adjective, Auxiliary

Meanings

  1. 1

    A connective ending used when the following statement is almost the same to the preceding statement.

    뒤에 오는 말이 앞에 오는 말과 거의 비슷함을 나타내는 연결 어미.

    ※ ‘이다’, 동사와 형용사 또는 ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

Examples

  • 지수는 항상 친구인 나를 동생 다루듯이 해서 기분이 나쁠 때가 있다.

    Jisu always treats me, her friend, as if I were her little sibling, which sometimes upsets me.

  • 밤이 깊어지면 다시 아침이 오듯이 어려운 일도 시간이 흐르면 지나간다.

    Just as morning comes again after the deepest night, hard times also pass as time goes on.

  • 정성을 다해 키운 화초가 잘 자라듯이 노력한다면 그 결실을 얻을 수 있다.

    Just as a plant tended with care grows well, if you put in the effort, you can reap the results.

  • 어떤 글이 가장 아름다운 글일까? 나는 물 흐르듯이 자연스러운 글이 아름답다고 생각해.

    What kind of writing is the most beautiful? I think writing that flows naturally, like water, is beautiful.

  • 어떤 글이 가장 아름다운 글일까?

    What kind of writing is the most beautiful?

  • 나는 물 흐르듯이 자연스러운 글이 아름답다고 생각해.

    I think writing that flows naturally, like water, is beautiful.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Don’t confuse with

Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘-듯이’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “as if; just like”?