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모양이었다

seemed to be

→ 모양
phrase Uncommon #10,566
seemed to be Often follows a verb or adjective to express an inference based on what the speaker observed.
KO: 그는 이미 집에 간 모양이었다.
EN: It seemed he had already gone home.

뭔가를 놓친 모양 이었다.

It seemed like I’d missed something.

그는 원래 그 모양 이었다

He was always like that.

— 좋은 친구들 (1990)