V+ 은/ㄴ 것 같다 Express uncertainty concerning a certain act that the speaker believes has completed.

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서연 씨는 대학생 때 뭘 전공했어요?

What did Ms. Seoyon major in when she was in college?

서연 씨는 영문학을 전공한 것 같아요.

It seems that Ms. Seoyon majored in English literature.

스티브 씨와 잘 맞네요. 스티브 씨도 문학을 좋아하지요?

She is a good match with you, Mr. Steve. Mr. Steve, don’t you like literature, too?

좋아하지만 잘 몰라요.

Yes, I like it but I don’t know much about it.

V+ 은/ㄴ 것 같다

It is used to express uncertainty concerning a certain act that the speaker believes has been completed.

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N인 것 같다 Express uncertainty concerning the noun.

A+ 은/ㄴ 것 같다 Express uncertainty concerning a certain state.

V+ 는 것 같다 Express uncertainty concerning the present act.

V/A+ 을/ㄹ 것 같다 Simply guess about things before confirming the facts

어제 그 사람이 제 뒷자리에 앉은 것 같아요.

It seems he sat on a backseat behind me yesterday.

어젯밤에 비가 온 것 같아요.

It seems it rained last night.

에어컨이 고장 난 것 같습니다.

It seems the air conditioner is out of order.

Related words

전공하다 to major in

영문학 English literature

맞다 to be a good match with

문학 literature

뒷자리 a backseat

어젯밤 last night

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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