No. 707 in Korean
듯한
"듯한" means "seeming like" or "as if."
In a sentence
그는 일을 많이 한 듯한 모습이었다.
He seemed to have worked a lot.
Here, '듯한' is used to indicate appearance or conjecture based on observation.
비가 올 듯한 하늘이었다.
The sky looked as if it would rain.
'듯한' describes a conditional or impending situation judged from the appearance.
그가 학생인 듯한 말투였다.
He spoke in a manner that suggested he was a student.
In this case, '듯한' is used to infer or guess an identity based on contextual clues.
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