How to say 'tend to or seem like' in Korean

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In Korean, the expressions "tend to" or "seem like" can be conveyed using words like "~ㄴ/는 듯하다" (~n/neun deuthada) or "~ㄴ/는 것 같다" (~n/neun geot gatda). 

For example, to express "He tends to be shy," we can say "그녀는 부끄러워하는 듯해요" (geunyeoneun bukkeureowohaneun deuthaeyo) or "그녀는 부끄러워하는 것 같아요" (geunyeoneun bukkeureowohaneun geot gataeyo).

Previously we learned how to use conjunction in a sentence by placing 같다 after the hyphen 와 / 과 or 랑 / 이랑. As an example: 
>> 저 식당 은 이 식당 과 같아요
     (The restaurant is the same as this one)

If you didn't learn about Korean conjunction "and", you can learn 와/과 or 랑/이랑 Here.  

In this lesson, the main focus lies at the end of the sentence. The suffix actually consists of '~ 는 것' in the future tense (~ ㄹ 것) followed by 이다 so it changes to (~ㄹ 것 + 이다). If we remove '이다' then only ~ㄹ 것 at the end of the sentence remains. Consider the following examples:

> 나는 음식을 요리할것이다
   I will cook the food

vs

> 나는 음식은 요리할것 같다
   Looks like I'm going to cook a meal

Whenever you make a sentence with the verb followed by the particle ~ㄹ것 같다, then the meaning changes to something that might (happen) / seems to (happen). Let's take a look at the following example!
1. 저는 한국어를 공부할것이다
    I will study Korean
2. 저는 한국어를 공부할것 같아요
    I think I will study Korean


A. Might happen / Seems to be happening
(Present Tense)

After we learn the usage of ~ ㄹ 것, if we notice that even though we use ~ ㄹ 것 "to express" will "in a sentence, the ~ ㄹ 것 같다 principle can also be used to talk about various things in the present tense sentence. Consider the following examples:
>> 그는 지금 일하고 있을 것 같아요
     He's probably working right now

B. Might happen / Seems to be happening (Past Tense)

You can also talk about something that "might" have happened in the past by first linking the verb/adjective into the past tense, then adding ~ 을 것 to 했 / 었 / 았:
>> 그는 선물을 지난주에 보냈을 것 같아요
     (I think he sent me a gift last week)

Verb : 보내다 (sent) > 보냈 (sent) + 을것같다 (might/seem) = 보냈을것 같다 (I think sent)

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