-듯(이): "As if/like" (Descriptive Manner)

Example Sentences#

1. 흐르는 바람 따라 춤추듯 가¹
   Like I’m dancing with the flowing wind
   • 춤추다 is a compound verb formed from 춤 (dance) and 추다 (to dance), meaning ‘to dance’. It can also be used with the object marker as in 춤을 추다, where the object 춤 may be replaced with specific types of dances (e.g., 디스코를 추다) for clarity or specificity.
   • -듯(이) is a suffix that attaches to verbs to mean ‘as if’ or ‘like’, expressing similarity or likeness to the action.