V/A+ 는/은/ㄴ 걸 보면

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이 도자기 좀 봐. 디자인이 독특하네.
Look at this ceramic. The design is unique.
정말 예쁘다. 용도가 뭘까?
It's really pretty. What is its purpose?
옆에 술잔이 있는 걸 보면 술병인 거 같아.
It looks like a wine bottle because there is a wine glass next to it.
그럼 이건 밥그릇이랑 국그릇인가 봐.
Then this must be a rice bowl and a soup bowl.
마음에 드는 거 있어? 골라 봐. 선물로 사 줄게.
Do you like it? Pick one. I'll buy you it as a gift.
아니야. 네가 축제도 소개해 줬잖아. 내가 사 줄게.
No. You introduced me to this festival. I'll buy it.

V/A+ 는/은/ㄴ 걸 보면
It is used with an action verb or descriptive verb stem. It is used when the speaker expresses the contents of assuming, evidence, and reason. At this time, the evidence of assuming the content is confirmed by the speaker directly, and ‘-는/은/을 것 같다’, is a guessing form of how the verb comes in the following clause.

‘-는 걸 보면' is used if it ends with verb stem of an action verb, ‘있다',’ 없다'. ‘-ㄴ 걸 보면' is used if it ends with a vowel or with ‘ㄹ' of a descriptive verb stem. ‘-은 걸 보면' is used if it ends with the rest of consonants of a descriptive verb stem.

하루 종일 말을 안 하는 걸 보면 화가 난 것 같아요.
I think he seems very angry since he is never talked to us all day long.

밖이 시끄러운 걸 보면 수업이 끝난 것 같아요.
Class must be over since it is noisy outside.

집이 이렇게 조용한 걸 보면 아직 아무도 들어오지 않은 모양이야.
It seems like no one came back to the house since it seems very quiet.

Related words
독특하다 to be unique
용도 usage
술잔 glass (wine glass)
술병 bottle (wine bottle)
밥그릇 rice bowl
국그릇 soup bowl

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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