듯싶다 Korean verb conjugation

to seem, to appear

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Every form of 듯싶다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.

기본형Principal parts

The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.

관형사형Modifier
듯싶는
아/어Infinitive
듯싶어
-으니Since
듯싶으니
합니다Formal
듯싶습니다

현재Present

The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 듯싶어요듯싶습니다듯싶어듯싶는다

과거Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 듯싶었어요듯싶었습니다듯싶었어듯싶었다

미래·추측Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 듯싶겠어요듯싶겠습니다듯싶겠어듯싶겠다
-을 것이다Going to 듯싶을 거예요듯싶을 것입니다듯싶을 거야듯싶을 것이다

의문Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 듯싶어요?듯싶습니까?듯싶어?듯싶니?
과거Past 듯싶었어요?듯싶었습니까?듯싶었어?듯싶었니?

명령Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 듯싶으세요듯싶으십시오듯싶어듯싶어라
청유Let's 듯싶어요듯싶읍시다듯싶어듯싶자

부정Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
Not (short) 안 듯싶어요안 듯싶습니다안 듯싶어안 듯싶는다
-지 않다Not (long) 듯싶지 않아요듯싶지 않습니다듯싶지 않아듯싶지 않는다
Cannot 못 듯싶어요못 듯싶습니다못 듯싶어못 듯싶는다

높임Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 듯싶으세요듯싶으십니다듯싶으셔듯싶으신다
과거Past 듯싶으셨어요듯싶으셨습니다듯싶으셨어듯싶으셨다

관형사형Modifying a noun

현재Present
듯싶는
과거Past
듯싶은
미래Future
듯싶을
회상Used to
듯싶던

연결Joining clauses

-고and
듯싶고
-게-ly / so that
듯싶게
-어서so / and then
듯싶어서
-으니까since
듯싶으니까
-으면if / when
듯싶으면
-지만but
듯싶지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
듯싶는데
-어도even if
듯싶어도

진행In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 듯싶고 있어요듯싶고 있습니다듯싶고 있어듯싶고 있다
과거Was doing 듯싶고 있었어요듯싶고 있었습니다듯싶고 있었어듯싶고 있었다

예문In real sentences

From the dictionary, each with its translation.

그럴 듯 싶네요.

I think it will.

그리고 몇 년동안은 우리가 이기고 있는 듯 싶었죠.

And for years, it seemed like we were succeeding.

제가 말하려던 것이 제대로 전달된 듯 싶군요.

Well, it seems to get the point across.

그녀가 이 재앙의 결정적인 인물인 듯 싶습니다

It looks like she's the anchor for this little domestic disaster.

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How do you conjugate 듯싶다 in Korean?

듯싶다 (to seem, to appear) is 듯싶어요 in the polite 해요체, 듯싶습니다 in formal 합니다체, 듯싶어 in casual 반말 and 듯싶는다 in the plain written style. The past is 듯싶었어요.

What is the past tense of 듯싶다?

듯싶었어요 in everyday polite speech, 듯싶었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 듯싶어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 듯싶다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 듯싶습니다, 듯싶어, 듯싶으니 all keep 듯싶 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 듯싶다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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