Follow your HEART
1. in another country 2. in the other country. 3. in a different country. You seems to work hard ( ) Choose among 3 options above. When I see an American friend working in Korea. (we are living in Korea now). What should I say among 3 options? I think you understand what I want to say. If there are better ways than those, please let me know. thank you in advance!
2023년 11월 4일 오전 10:19
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You "seem". All are correct. Which to use depends on the context. The context you provided is not sufficient. I would need to hear the rest of your conversation with your friend to decide.
2023년 11월 4일
They are professional enough, I have nothing to say.
2023년 11월 4일
They are all unclear and unnatural. If the person is in Korea, you aren’t observing them work in the US. So the verb ‘to seem’ by itself isn’t correct. It doesn’t make sense to talk about ‘country’ It seems like you work hard in the US. It seems like you work hard there. It seems to me that you work hard in the US. (These versions of ‘seem’ don’t require a direct observation) You seem to be working hard here. You seem to be working hard since you’ve arrived here. (‘Seem’ could be ok here because you are observing their current behavior) Best is to ask a question: Do you work harder here or in the US?
2023년 11월 4일
I'd say 1 and 3 make sense for what you want to convey. Number 2 has a pronoun, so it wouldn't be suitable unless you've referenced the country in a previous sentence. By the way, the second person does not need an -s, so it should be "you seem" instead. Hope it helps!
2023년 11월 4일
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