Trivial in Korean 🇰🇷

사소하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of "사소하다" as describing something as "small" or "insignificant." You can associate the beginning syllable “사소” with “small” in English, even though they aren’t etymologically related—the idea is to remind you that the matter isn’t big, but trivial.
• Remember that when something isn’t worth much attention, you can call it "사소하다."

Explanation:
• "사소하다" means trivial, petty, or insignificant. It’s used to describe matters that are unimportant or minor.
• It can be used to describe both ideas and details that don’t have a major impact.

Synonyms:
• 하찮다 (hachanta) – meaning “insignificant” or “worthless” in the sense of lacking importance.
• 사소한 (saso-han) – the adjective form can also be seen as a descriptor for trivial details.

Conjugations of “사소하다”:
(Note: “사소하다” is used like a descriptive verb/adjective and can be conjugated accordingly.)

• Base Form (Dictionary Form): 사소하다 (saso-hada) – “to be trivial.”

Present Tense:
 - Informal: 사소해 (saso-hae)  → “It’s trivial.”
 - Formal Polite: 사소합니다 (saso-hamnida)  → “It is trivial.”

Past Tense:
 - Informal: 사소했어 (saso-haesseo)  → “It was trivial.”
 - Formal Polite: 사소했습니다 (saso-haesseumnida)  → “It was trivial.”

Future Tense:
 - Informal: 사소할 거야 (saso-hal geoya)  → “It will be trivial.”
 - Formal Polite: 사소할 것입니다 (saso-hal geosimnida)  → “It will be trivial.”

Attributive Form (used before a noun):
 - 사소한 (saso-han)  → “trivial” as in “trivial details.”

Examples of Sentences:
1. Informal:
 • "그 문제는 사소해."
  Romanization: "Geu munjeneun saso-hae."
  English: "That problem is trivial."

2. Formal:
 • "이 의견은 사소합니다."
  Romanization: "I uigyeoneun saso-hamnida."
  English: "This opinion is trivial."

3. Attributive usage:
 • "사소한 실수는 누구에게나 있다."
  Romanization: "Saso-han silsuneun nuguegena itda."
  English: "Minor mistakes happen to everyone."

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