Useless in Korean 🇰🇷

쓸데없다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break the word into two parts: “쓸데” (sseul-tae) and “없다” (eop-da). Think of “쓸데” as "use/purpose" and “없다” as "not having," so the word literally means "having no use."
• Associate it with something useless: if an object or idea has no purpose, remember it's “쓸데없다.”

Explanations:
• “쓸데없다” is an adjective that means “useless” or “pointless.”
• It is often used to describe things, actions, or even ideas that seem unnecessary or without purpose.
• The word is made of “쓸데” (purpose/use) combined with “없다” (does not exist), thus conveying the absence of use.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• 쓸모없다 (sseul-mo-eop-da) – also means “useless,” but with a slightly different nuance focusing on “practical utility.”
• 무의미하다 (mu-ui-mi-ha-da) – means “meaningless” or “pointless.”

Conjugations:
Base form: 쓸데없다 (sseul-tae eop-da)
• Present informal: 쓸데없어 (sseul-tae eop-eo)
• Present polite: 쓸데없어요 (sseul-tae eop-eo-yo)
• Past informal: 쓸데없었어 (sseul-tae eop-eoss-eo)
• Past polite: 쓸데없었어요 (sseul-tae eop-eoss-eo-yo)
• Future informal: 쓸데없을 거야 (sseul-tae eop-eul geo-ya)
• Future polite: 쓸데없을 거예요 (sseul-tae eop-eul geo-ye-yo)

Example Sentences:
1. 이 물건은 쓸데없어.
(i mul-geon-eun sseul-tae eop-eo)
“This object is useless.”

2. 그 말은 쓸데없어요.
(geu mal-eun sseul-tae eop-eo-yo)
“That remark is pointless.”

3. 그런 조언은 쓸데없었어.
(geu-reon jo-eon-eun sseul-tae eop-eoss-eo)
“Such advice was useless.”

4. 앞으로는 쓸데없는 행동을 하지 말자.
(ap-eu-ro-neun sseul-tae-eop-neun haeng-dong-eul ha-ji mal-ja)
“Let's not engage in useless actions in the future.”

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