듯이

Korean

Alternative forms

• 듯 (deut)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɯɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [드시]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deusi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deus'i
McCune–Reischauer?	tŭsi
Yale Romanization?	tus.i

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 디시 (Yale: tisi).

Noun

듯이 • (deusi)

1. (dependent) as if; in a manner suggesting that

   아이는 뜻밖의 선물에 뛸 듯이 기뻐했다.

   aineun tteutbakkui seonmure ttwil deusi gippeohaetda.

   The kid nearly jumped for joy at the unexpected present.

   동지 섣달 꽃 본 듯이 날 좀 보소.

   dongji seotdal kkot bon deusi nal jom boso.

   Look at me, as if you saw a flower in midwinter.

Usage notes

The dependent noun 듯이 (deusi) is used along with adjectival suffixes ㄴ (n, “n”), ㄹ (l, “l”) and 는 (neun).

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 디시 (Yale: tisi).

Suffix

—듯이 • (-deusi)

1. as, like, in the same way that

   구름에 달 가듯이 / 가는 나그네

   gureume dal gadeusi / ganeun nageune

   The wayfarer goes like the moon passing the clouds.

Usage notes

The suffix 듯이 (deusi) is directly appended to the stem of a verb, an adjective, or 이다 (ida, “to be”), and if the stem ends in the consonant ㄹ (l, “l”), it does not drop out.