셈이오

intend to

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intend to Often used in 셈이오 to ask whether someone intends or plans to do something. The ending sounds formal or old-fashioned; 셈이다 can also mean that something is considered to be the case or effectively done.

KO: 지금 떠날 셈이오?

EN: Are you planning to leave now?

벙어리 인데 짝을 맞춘 셈 이오

He’s mute, so I suppose we make quite a pair.

— 안드레이 루블료프 (1966)