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1. 
   Celeste says: January 5, 2012

   한국어를 공부할 것 같아요!
   Is that right? And do I have to have the object marking particle there or could that be omitted from the sentence and still mean the same thing?

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     jinseokjin says: January 11, 2012

     You already added the object marking particle. Even if you omit the marking particle, it will still make sense.
2. 
   인영 says: January 10, 2012

   1. 지금 이 책 읽을 것 같아요.
   2. 내 친구 어제 학교에 한국어 공부한 것 같아요.

   are these sentences correct?

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3. Andrew Putrayudha says: January 31, 2012

   좋은 생각한것 같아요….
   is this right? i want to say i think that was a good idea..

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     jinseokjin says: February 1, 2012

     좋은 생각한것 같아요…. > 좋은 생각인 것 같아요.
4. 
   인영 says: February 2, 2012

   1. 지금 이 책 읽을 것 같아요.
   2. 내 친구 어제 학교에 한국어 공부한 것 같아요.

   are these sentences correct???

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     jinseokjin says: February 6, 2012

     내 친구 어제 학교에 한국어 공부한 것 같아요. > 제 친구가 어제 학교에서 한국어 공부한 것 같아요.

     내 > 제 formal expression.

     I added subject marking particle to 친구.

     Thanks for your comment. :)
   • 
     인영 says: February 7, 2012

     감사합니다!
5. 
   Hannah.Huang says: March 11, 2012

   비가 온 것 같아요.
   비가 오는 것 같았어요.

   Are these two sentences have same meaning?

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   • 
     Gregos says: March 30, 2012

     Looks like it was raining.
     Looked like it is raining. (kinda now) – Sounds bad.
6. 
   Monica says: March 25, 2012

   Which sounds more natural?
   저 사람 말한는 것 거짓말하는 것 같아요!
   저 사람 거짓말하는 것 같아요!
   He seems like a liar. The things he says are lies.
   제 머리 예쁜 것 같아요?
   Does my hair look pretty?

   그 책이 너무 재미있는 것 같아요.
   That book looks interesting.

   이 음식 매운 것 같아요?
   Does this food seem spicy? Do you think this food is spicy?

   저 사람 아마 바쁜 것 같아요?
   Do you think that man is busy?

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     Gregos says: March 30, 2012

     I think you can simply say:
     저 사람은, 거짓말이 같아요 – I think, that person, is lying.
     No need to make it complex with 는 것. 거짓말 is already noun.
     저 사람은, 거짓말한 게 같아요. I think, that person, lied.
     Here I added 한 게 for the past. 게 = 거가 = 것이.
     Can’t tell you what’s more natural though. I’m not Korean :)
     I’m just trying to keep it simple, and grammatically correct, as far as I know.

     제 머리는, 예쁜 것이 같아요? – Just added subject and object particles.

     그 책은, 너무 재미있는 것이 같아요. Subject and object particles.

     이 음식은, 매운 것이 같아요? Subject and object particles.

     저 사람은, 아마 바쁜 것이 같아요? “maybe busy” not just “busy” or “maybe you think?”

     I learned that descriptive verb endings, accept only subjects 는/가. In this case 같다 is descriptive verb “to be like”.

     So if you take example:
     그 책은, 너무 재미있는 것이 같아요
     The thing that “being like” is the subject.
     So what being like? What looks like? looks like book? or looks like interesting? Interesting is the subject.
     The topic, is 그 책은, probably can dropped in real conversation. In the examples it’s just to clarify what being talked about.
     Otherwise you say: 너무 재미있는 그 책이 같아요. or
     그 책이 보세요!
     (그 책은,) 너무 재미있는 것이 같아요…
   • 
     Gregos says: March 30, 2012

     Actually I confused something. All I wrote, nevermind
   • 
     Gregos says: March 31, 2012

     저 사람이 거짓말 하는 것이 같아요 – saying lies
     저 사람이 거짓말 한 것이 같아요. – said lies

     제 머리가 예쁜 것이 같아요?
     그 책이 너무 재미있는 것이 같아요.
     이 음식이 매운 것이 같아요
     저 사람이 아마 바쁜 것이 같아요?

     I think two mistakes from me:
     1. 게 isn’t 것이
     2. It seems like sentence can have two subjects, and I didn’t think about it.

     For example:
     그 책이 너무 재미있는 것이 같아요.
     ‘그 책이’ is subject of ‘재미있는 것이’
     and ‘재미있는 것이’ subject of ‘같아요’.

     그 책이 읽으셨어요? – someone ask “did you read that book?”
     아니요. 근데, 그 책은 너무 재미있는 것이 같아요. – you answer “No. But, as for that book, it seems very interesting.
     or just “아니요. 근데, 너무 재미있는 것이 같아요” without the topic.
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     Gregos says: March 31, 2012

     Again correction…. after I learned new thing. So I don’t confuse someone that bothers to read :P

     그 책이 너무 재미있는 것 같아요.
     ‘그 책이’ is subject of ‘같아요’
     ‘너무 재미있는 것’ is subject complement.

     저 사람이 거짓말 하는 것 같아요
     저 사람이 거짓말 한 것 같아요.
     제 머리가 예쁜 것 같아요?
     그 책이 너무 재미있는 것 같아요.
     이 음식이 매운 것 같아요
     저 사람이 아마 바쁜 것 같아요?

     I removed all the extra wrong subject marking particles
7. 
   muses says: March 31, 2012

   hey everyone

   can anyone help correct my sentence?

   과거에 그여자 예쁜것 같아요.그런테 지금은 없어요.
   In the past,that woman was pretty.However,she is not now.

   (I’m quite confused.Since there is no past tense for descriptive verbs then i just attach the ‘the past’ to describe the woman being pretty in the past?or are there other ways?)

   성형수술를한다음에 ,그여자가 예쁠것 같아요.
   After doing plastic surgery,I think she will be pretty.

   Thanks!

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8. 
   Hangoogeo says: April 10, 2012

   1. 그여자를 좋아할 것 같아요. I think I’m going to like her.
   2. 이 청바지는 저한테 조금 작은 것 같아요. This pair of jeans seems to be a bit small for me.
   3. 어제는 당신 아픈 것 같아요. You seemed to be sick yesterday.
   4. 이렇게 하는 것을 좋아하는 것 같아요. You seem to like doing it this way. (Am I correct?)

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