것처럼

as if, like (it is)

→ 것

것 thing, stuff + 처럼 Like; as

phrase Common #1,501

as if Used to compare something to a situation or state that seems true. Often translated as “like” or “as though” depending on context.

KO: 그는 아무 일도 없었던 것처럼 웃었다.

EN: He smiled as if nothing had happened.

이 세상은 위험해, 마치 살아있는 것처럼 움직여.

This world is dangerous, move as if you were alive.

— 극장판 귀멸의 칼날: 무한성편 (2025)

자는 것처럼 해

Pretend you're sleeping.

— 불릿 트레인 (2022)

버려진 것처럼 보이네

It looks abandoned.

— 그린랜드 2: 마이그레이션 (2026)

마농을 못 본 것처럼 버섯 이나 달팽이 를 찾는 척할 거 예요

I’ll pretend to look for mushrooms or snails as if I haven’t seen Manon.

— 마농의 샘 2부 (1986)

그냥 누워 있는 것처럼 보이죠

It just looks like you're lying down, right?

— 빅 식 (2017)

마치 내가 될 것처럼 써 있더군

It was written as if I were going to be the one.

— 콘클라베 (2024)

더러운 것처럼 보이게 만들 방법이 있어요

Is there a way to make it look dirty?

— 아메리카의 밤 (1973)

너 한테 그런 것처럼

Like I did to you.

— "폭풍의 언덕" (2026)

아까 니가 말한 것처럼 말 이야.

Just like you said earlier.

— 퍼펙트 스트레인저 (2016)

프리비에서 본 것처럼.

Just like I saw on Freevee.

— 더 러닝 맨 (2025)

마치 내가 몰랐던 것처럼

As if I didn’t know.

— 러시아 방주 (2002)

다시 못 볼 것처럼 진심 이다

You’re so sincere, as if we might never see each other again.

— 동경 이야기 (1953)

하지만 며칠만 써 봐요 보는 것처럼 거친 애는 아니에요

But try it for just a few days. It’s not as rough as it looks.

— 내 어머니의 모든 것 (1999)

preposition Rare #23,932

like (it is), as if Used with the bound noun 것 (“thing”) + 처럼 to mean “as if/like something.”

KO: 그는 아무 일도 없었던 것처럼 행동했어요.

EN: He acted as if nothing had happened.

Forms of 처럼

처럼것처럼

우리가 항상 원했던 것처럼.

Just as we always wanted.

— 씨너스: 죄인들 (2025)

토할 것처럼 생겼죠?

Looks like you're going to throw up, right?

— 러브 액츄얼리 (2003)