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Decoded Slug: ~카이다 [kaida] (Seems like)
Korean Grammar Point
~카이다 [kaida] (Seems like)
~카이다 [kaida] (Seems like)
Short explanation:
Expresses the speaker's guess or inference about a situation based on a certain basis or evidence.
Formation:
Verb Stem + (으)ㄴ/는 + 것 + 같다 finale
Examples:
나는 오늘 아침부터 배가 아프다. 아마 매운 음식을 먹어서 아픈 것 카이다.
Naneun oneul achimbuteo baega apeuda. Ama maeun eumsigeul meogeoseo apeun geot kaida.
I've had a stomachache since this morning. It seems like it's because I ate spicy food.
그녀가 갑자기 분위기가 달라진 것 카이다. 무슨 일이 있었는지 아는 사람이 없다.
Geunyeoga gapjagi bunwigiga dallajin geot kaida. Museun iri isseossneunji aneun sarami eopda.
She seems to have suddenly changed her mood. No one knows what happened.
어제 비가 왔는데 오늘은 반짝반짝한 것 카이다.
Eoje biga watneunde oneureun banjjak banjjakhan geot kaida.
It rained yesterday, but today, it seems to be sparkling.
밖에 사람들이 없는 것 카이다. 모두 어디로 갔는지 모르겠다.
Bagge saramdeuli eomneun geot kaida. Modu eodiro gassneunji moreugessda.
It seems like there's no one outside. I don't know where everyone has gone.
Long explanation:
'~카이다 [kaida]' is a suffix used in Korean to infer and express a speaker's guess about a situation. The speaker should have certain evidence or grounds on which they are making the inference, even if the situation may not be directly observable. This grammar point is somewhat similar to 'seems like' or 'appears like' in English. It's used to describe someone’s indirect and uncertain comments about a specific action or state.