듯이

듯이

Korean

Alternative forms

• 듯 (deut)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[tɯɕʰi]
• Phonetic Hangul[드시]

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

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin cheongangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 디시 (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.

   [1]

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

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

   [2]

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), it does not drop out.

References

1. from the old folk song Miryang Arirang.
2. excerpt from Wayfarer, Park Mok-wol