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(으)ㄴ/는 셈이다
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Equivalent To
Calculated As
1.
Equivalent To
It is as though, it is equivalent to
Expresses that something is practically the same as something else.
Example
이번
촬영은
꽤
잘
된
셈이에요
.
It is as though I did well on this shoot.
그동안
열심히
준비했으니
거의
합격
한
셈이죠
.
Since I prepared hard, it is as though I passed the audition.
이
정도면
절반은
성공
한
셈이에요
.
At this level, it is practically half a success in the industry.
모델들이
많아
보여도
사실상
없
는
셈이에요
.
Even though it looks like there are many models, it is as though there are none.
오늘
학교에서
발표를
성공적으로
마
친
셈이었어요
.
It was as though we successfully finished the presentation at school today.
친구들과
파리
여행을
즐
긴
셈이었어요
.
It was practically as though we enjoyed the trip to Paris with friends.
우리가
박물관에서
본
것은
역사를
체험
한
셈이에요
.
What we saw at the museum was practically experiencing history.
이
과제는
거의
다
한
셈일
거예요
.
This assignment is practically done.
이번
시험
결과를
보면
다음
학기에
합격
한
셈일지도
몰라요
.
Judging by this test result, it might be as though I passed for next semester.
2.
Calculated As
Can be calculated as, can be interpreted as
Indicates that something can be counted, interpreted, or calculated as another thing.
Example
이
식당의
가격을
생각하면
정말
싼
셈이에요
.
Considering the prices of this restaurant, it is really cheap.
이
일을
10
년
동안
했으니
이제
전문가
인
셈이에요
.
Having done this work for 10 years, I am practically an expert.
하루에
5
시간씩
공부하면
한
달에
150
시간을
공부
한
셈이에요
.
If you study 5 hours a day, that amounts to studying 150 hours a month.
일주일에
다섯
번
밖에서
식사하면
거의
매일
외식하
는
셈이에요
.
If you eat out five times a week, it's practically as though you eat out every day.
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