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듯이

as if, as though

t ɯ ɕʰ i
듯 seeming; as if + 이 Forms nouns or adverbs, often meaning ‘person or thing characterized by’ or ‘in a manner or degree of’
adverb Rare #22,997
as if, as though Follows a verb or adjective in a modifying form.
KO: 그는 아무것도 모르는 듯이 웃었다.
EN: He smiled as if he didn't know anything.

톰은 이해하고 있다는 듯이 고개를 끄덕였다.

Tom nodded as if he understood.

Sounds similar to

다시 t a̠ ɕʰ i 도시 t o̞ ɕʰ i