V/A+ 을/ㄹ 듯싶다

김 대리님, 사시는 동네의 집값이 최근에 많이 올랐다면서요?
Mr. Kim, I heard the price of the house in your neighborhood has gone up a lot lately.
지난 1년 동안 매매가가 많이 오르긴 했어요.
It is true that the selling price has gone up a lot in the past year.
제가 요즘 부동산에 관심이 있는데 투자 노하우가 있으면 가르쳐 주세요.
I’m interested in real estate these days, so please let me know if you have any investment know-how.
부동산은 주변 환경이 좋은 지역에서 오랫동안 살다 보면 오르기 때문에 길게 보는 안목이 필요할 듯싶어요.
I think you will have to take a long view since real estate normally increases after a long period of living in an area with good surroundings.
지금 사시는 곳으로 이사하신 이유가 뭐예요?
Why did you move to the place you live now?
교통이 편리하고 교육 환경이 좋아서 10년 전에 이사 왔어요.
I moved in 10 years ago because of the convenient transportation and educational environment.

V/A+ 을/ㄹ 듯싶다
It is attached to the stem of an action verb or a descriptive verb to indicate that’s an assumption the speaker’s subjective judgment was involved.

이 비타민은 관절에 좋으니까 부모님께 사 드리면 좋아하실 듯싶어요.
I think your parents will like it if you buy it for them because the vitamin is good for joints.

그 지역은 부동산 값이 많이 올랐으니까 다른 지역에 투자하는 것이 좋을 듯싶습니다.
I think it’s better to invest in other areas since the real estate prices have increased a lot in that area.

주말이니까 영화관에 가기 전에 예매를 해야 할 듯싶어요.
Since it’s the weekend, I think I will have to make a reservation before I go to the theater.

See also  N은/는 N 앞(옆, 안, 위...)에 있어요/없어요.

Related words
매매 selling
노하우 know-how
안목 perspective, discerning eye
교육 educational expense

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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