-(으)ㄴ/는 모양이다
(eu)n/neun moyangida
Grammar · 1 sense
It seems, I guess
Examples
하늘을 보니 곧 비가 올 모양이에요.
Looking at the sky, it looks like it will rain soon.
전화를 안 받는 걸 보니 집에 아무도 없는 모양이에요.
It seems that no one is at home because they don't answer the phone.
When you'd hear it
This is common in neutral spoken Korean, including conversations, dramas, and workplace explanations. It also appears in written reports or observations, often with polite endings such as 모양이에요 or 모양입니다.
What learners get wrong
Learners often use 것 같다 for every kind of guess, but 모양이다 usually follows something observed, such as behavior, evidence, or visible circumstances. The verb form also matters: present-tense action verbs use 는, while past-tense verbs and adjectives use -(으)ㄴ.
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