듯싶어
deut-shee-puh
deutsipeo
regular
듯싶다
To say to seem, to look like politely in the present tense, use 듯싶어요 (deut-shee-puh-yoh) · deutsipeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 듯싶다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 듯싶어요 deut-shee-puh-yoh deutsipeoyo | 듯싶습니다 deut-sheep-sseum-nee-dah deutsipseumnida | |
| Past | 듯싶었어 deut-shee-puh-ssuh deutsipeosseo | 듯싶었어요 deut-shee-puh-ssuh-yoh deutsipeosseoyo | 듯싶었습니다 deut-shee-puh-sseum-nee-dah deutsipeosseumnida |
| Future | 듯싶을 거야 deut-shee-peul guh-yah deutsipeul geoya | 듯싶을 거예요 deut-shee-peul guh-yae-yoh deutsipeul geoyeyo | 듯싶을 겁니다 deut-shee-peul guhm-nee-dah deutsipeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
듯싶으세요
deut-shee-peu-sae-yoh
deutsipeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
듯싶어요
deut-shee-puh-yoh
deutsipeoyo
Question Polite (요)
듯싶어요?
deut-shee-puh-yoh-?
deutsipeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
듯싶고
deut-sheep-goh
deutsipgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
듯싶으면
deut-shee-peu-myuhn
deutsipeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
듯싶고 있어요
deut-sheep-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
deutsipgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
듯싶고 싶어요
deut-sheep-goh shee-puh-yoh
deutsipgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
듯싶을 수 있어요
deut-shee-peul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
deutsipeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
듯싶어서
deut-shee-puh-suh
deutsipeoseo
Noun form — (기)
듯싶기
deut-sheep-gee
deutsipgi
Noun form — (음)
듯싶음
deut-shee-peum
deutsipeum