다 싶다

thought to oneself; felt that

Wraps a thought exactly as it occurred to you and hands it to the listener: 이거 안 되겠다 싶었는데 'I thought, this isn't going to work.' Two lines here use the set phrase 이때다 싶다, seeing your opening and taking it — [이때다 싶어서 잡도리]. It also softens a condition: 소금 식초가 덜 하다 싶으시면 더 뿌려서 드세요 'if you feel it needs more salt and vinegar, add some.' The judgement always belongs to the speaker, never to a fact.

Register: casual and conversational