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Korean Grammar Patterns
-ㄴ/는/ㄹ 셈이다
Meaning
Amounts to / counts as
How to use it
-(으)ㄴ/는/ㄹ 셈이다 means a situation effectively 'amounts to' or 'counts as' something, even if not literally so. 셈 is a bound noun (spaced), preceded by the appropriate modifier: past -ㄴ, present -는, prospective -ㄹ.
Often translated 'more or less / practically'.,Compare 거의 다 한 셈이다 = practically done.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 이 정도면 다 끝낸 셈이에요. i jeongdomyeon da kkeunnaen semieyo. | At this point, it practically counts as finished. |
| 한 명이 빠졌으니 사실상 진 셈이다. han myeongi ppajyeosseuni sasilsang jin semida. | With one person missing, it amounts to a loss. |
| 이렇게 가면 거의 다 온 셈이에요. ireoke gamyeon geoui da on semieyo. | Going this way, we've practically arrived. |
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