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Present (formal)

V + 는 것 같아요

Present (informal)

V + 는 것 같아

V + 는 거 같아

Past (formal)

V + (으)ㄴ 것 같아요

Past (informal)

V + (으)ㄴ 것 같아

Future

V + (으)ㄹ 것 같아요/같아

-(으)ㄴ/는 것 같다 Seems like / I think / Probably

Core meaning - Seems like / I think / Probably

Form - V + (으)ㄴ 것 같아; V + (으)ㄴ 것 같아요; V + (으)ㄹ 것 같아요/같아; V + 는 거 같아; V + 는 것 같아; V + 는 것 같아요

Usage - Focus on the highlighted segment in each example; surrounding words can change while the pattern function stays the same.

Use this pattern for its grammatical function, not as a literal word-by-word translation.

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Tense markers

- Present: 가는 것 같아요 (seems to be going)

- Past: 간 것 같아요 (seems to have gone)

- Future: 갈 것 같아요 (seems will go)

것 → 거 in casual speech

- 좋을 거 같아요

Great for softening opinions

오늘 바쁜 것 같아요

비가 올 것 같아요

어제 많이 먹은 것 같아요

지금 자는 것 같아요

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