듯하다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆺᄒᆞ다 (Yale: tos-hota).

듯 (deut) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɯtʰa̠da̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [드타다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deuthada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deushada
McCune–Reischauer?	tŭthada
Yale Romanization?	tushata

Adjective

듯하다 • (deuthada) (infinitive 듯해 or 듯하여, sequential 듯하니)

1. (after an adnominal) to be regarded as; to appear to be

   비가 올 듯해요. ― Bi-ga ol deut-haeyo. ― It looks like it will rain.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 듯하다 (deuthada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	듯하다 deuthada	듯해 deuthae	듯해요 deuthaeyo	듯합니다 deuthamnida
	Past	듯했다 deuthaetda	듯했어 deuthaesseo	듯했어요 deuthaesseoyo	듯했습니다 deuthaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	듯하냐 deuthanya	듯해 deuthae	듯해요 deuthaeyo	듯합니까 deuthamnikka
	Past	듯했냐 deuthaennya	듯했어 deuthaesseo	듯했어요 deuthaesseoyo	듯했습니까 deuthaetseumnikka
Assertive		듯하겠다 deuthagetda	듯하겠어 deuthagesseo	듯하겠어요 deuthagesseoyo	듯하겠습니다 deuthagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		듯해 deuthae	듯해서, 듯하여서 deuthaeseo, deuthayeoseo	듯하니 deuthani	듯하니까 deuthanikka
Contrast		듯하지만 deuthajiman	듯한데 deuthande	듯하더니 deuthadeoni
Conjunction		듯하고 deuthago
Condition		듯하면 deuthamyeon	듯해야, 듯하여야 deuthaeya, deuthayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		듯함 deutham	듯하기 deuthagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		듯했음, 듯하였음 deuthaesseum, deuthayeosseum	듯했기, 듯하였기 deuthaetgi, deuthayeotgi
Determiners	Present		듯한 deuthan
	Future		듯할 deuthal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	듯하시다 deuthasida	듯하셔 deuthasyeo	듯하세요, 듯하셔요 deuthaseyo, deuthasyeoyo	듯하십니다 deuthasimnida
	Past	듯하셨다 deuthasyeotda	듯하셨어 deuthasyeosseo	듯하셨어요 deuthasyeosseoyo	듯하셨습니다 deuthasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	듯하시냐 deuthasinya	듯하셔 deuthasyeo	듯하세요, 듯하셔요 deuthaseyo, deuthasyeoyo	듯하십니까 deuthasimnikka
	Past	듯하셨냐 deuthasyeonnya	듯하셨어 deuthasyeosseo	듯하셨어요 deuthasyeosseoyo	듯하셨습니까 deuthasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		듯하시겠다 deuthasigetda	듯하시겠어 deuthasigesseo	듯하시겠어요 deuthasigesseoyo	듯하시겠습니다 deuthasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		듯하셔 deuthasyeo	듯하셔서 deuthasyeoseo	듯하시니 deuthasini	듯하시니까 deuthasinikka
Contrast		듯하시지만 deuthasijiman	듯하신데 deuthasinde	듯하시더니 deuthasideoni
Conjunction		듯하시고 deuthasigo
Condition		듯하시면 deuthasimyeon	듯하셔야 deuthasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		듯하심 deuthasim	듯하시기 deuthasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		듯하셨음 deuthasyeosseum	듯하셨기 deuthasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		듯하신 deuthasin
	Future		듯하실 deuthasil