덧없다 Korean adjective conjugation
transient, fleeting. 무상하다
Every form of 덧없다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 덧없는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 덧없어
- -으니Since
- 덧없으니
- 합니다Formal
- 덧없습니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 덧없어요 | 덧없습니다 | 덧없어 | 덧없다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 덧없었어요 | 덧없었습니다 | 덧없었어 | 덧없었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 덧없겠어요 | 덧없겠습니다 | 덧없겠어 | 덧없겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 덧없을 거예요 | 덧없을 것입니다 | 덧없을 거야 | 덧없을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 덧없어요? | 덧없습니까? | 덧없어? | 덧없으니? |
| 과거Past | 덧없었어요? | 덧없었습니까? | 덧없었어? | 덧없었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 덧없어요 | 안 덧없습니다 | 안 덧없어 | 안 덧없다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 덧없지 않아요 | 덧없지 않습니다 | 덧없지 않아 | 덧없지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 덧없으세요 | 덧없으십니다 | 덧없으셔 | 덧없으시다 |
| 과거Past | 덧없으셨어요 | 덧없으셨습니다 | 덧없으셨어 | 덧없으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 덧없는
- 과거Past
- 덧없은
- 미래Future
- 덧없을
- 회상Used to
- 덧없던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 덧없고
- -게-ly / so that
- 덧없게
- -어서so / and then
- 덧없어서
- -으니까since
- 덧없으니까
- -으면if / when
- 덧없으면
- -지만but
- 덧없지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 덧없는데
- -어도even if
- 덧없어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 덧없다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
너무나 부서지기 쉽다는 것. 그 연약함이 삶을 덧없게 하죠.
It's utterly fragile, and fragility gives life its poignancy.
화석 기록의 특성이 이 행성에서의 우리의 위치가 불안정하고 덧없을 가능성이 있음을 알려줍니다.
And the nature of the fossil record tells us that our place on this planet is both precarious and potentially fleeting.
전 덧없는 이미지를 봤어요 그러나 아직은 확실치 않습니다
I-I've had fleeting images, but as yet, their meaning is unclear.
벚꽃 그 자체로는 그다지 인상적인 부분은 없습니다. 사과나무나 오렌지 나무와 다름없죠. 하지만 덧없음에서 그것들과 차별됩니다.
The cherry blossom in and of itself is no more impressive than that of an apple or orange tree, but what sets it apart is its brevity.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 덧없다 in Korean?
덧없다 (transient, fleeting. 무상하다) is 덧없어요 in the polite 해요체, 덧없습니다 in formal 합니다체, 덧없어 in casual 반말 and 덧없다 in the plain written style. The past is 덧없었어요.
What is the past tense of 덧없다?
덧없었어요 in everyday polite speech, 덧없었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 덧없어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 덧없다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 덧없습니다, 덧없어, 덧없으니 all keep 덧없 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 덧없다?
It carries no TOPIK grade. That is a fact about the published word lists rather than about the word — it conjugates by exactly the same rules as everything else.
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