-(으)ㄴ/는 셈이다
(eu)n/neun semida
Grammar · 2 senses
Can be calculated as, can be interpreted as
Examples
이 식당의 가격을 생각하면 정말 싼 셈이에요.
Considering the prices of this restaurant, it is really cheap.
이 일을 10년 동안 했으니 이제 전문가인 셈이에요.
Having done this work for 10 years, I am practically an expert.
하루에 5시간씩 공부하면 한 달에 150시간을 공부한 셈이에요.
If you study 5 hours a day, that amounts to studying 150 hours a month.
When you'd hear it
This pattern is common in explanatory speech, lessons, interviews, and written summaries. It also appears in casual conversation when speakers draw a conclusion from time, numbers, or circumstances.
What learners get wrong
Unlike -는 것 같다, -(으)ㄴ/는 셈이다 is not mainly a guess or impression. Use 셈이다 when the facts justify treating something as equivalent to the stated conclusion.
It is as though, it is equivalent to
Examples
이번 촬영은 꽤 잘된 셈이에요.
It is as though I did well on this shoot.
그동안 열심히 준비했으니 거의 합격한 셈이죠.
Since I prepared hard, it is as though I passed the audition.
이 정도면 절반은 성공한 셈이에요.
At this level, it is practically half a success in the industry.
When you'd hear it
This pattern appears in everyday conversation as well as presentations, explanations, and writing. It is common when a speaker draws a practical conclusion from facts, often with forms such as 셈이에요 or 셈이죠.
What learners get wrong
Unlike 것 같다, which expresses an impression or uncertainty, 셈이다 presents something as effectively equivalent based on the situation. It often means “by that logic” or “in practical terms,” not simply “it seems.”
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