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EP91

-는 것 같기도

neun geot gatgido

kind of seems like

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Softening What You Say

What does -는 것 같기도 (neun geot gatgido) mean in Korean?

How to Use

Used to soften an opinion when you are not fully sure.

Rule: Verbs take -는 것 같기도 (가는 것 같기도 해요). Adjectives take -은/-ㄴ 것 같기도 (좋은 것 같기도, 바쁜 것 같기도). For the past, use -은 것 같기도.

Examples

맞는 것 같기도 해요.

It kind of seems right.

좀 어려운 것 같기도 하고요.

It also seems a little difficult.

괜찮은 것 같기도 한데 잘 모르겠어요.

It might be fine, but I'm not sure.

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