없다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be nonexistent
Every form of 없다 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
- 없는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 없어
- -으니Since
- 없으니
- 합니다Formal
- 없습니다
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 | 없어요 | 없습니다 | 없어 | 없다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 없었어요 | 없었습니다 | 없었어 | 없었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 없겠어요 | 없겠습니다 | 없겠어 | 없겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 없을 거예요 | 없을 것입니다 | 없을 거야 | 없을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 없어요? | 없습니까? | 없어? | 없으니? |
| 과거Past | 없었어요? | 없었습니까? | 없었어? | 없었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 없어요 | 안 없습니다 | 안 없어 | 안 없다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 없지 않아요 | 없지 않습니다 | 없지 않아 | 없지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 없으세요 | 없으십니다 | 없으셔 | 없으시다 |
| 과거Past | 없으셨어요 | 없으셨습니다 | 없으셨어 | 없으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 없는
- 과거Past
- 없은
- 미래Future
- 없을
- 회상Used to
- 없던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 없고
- -게-ly / so that
- 없게
- -어서so / and then
- 없어서
- -으니까since
- 없으니까
- -으면if / when
- 없으면
- -지만but
- 없지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 없는데
- -어도even if
- 없어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 없다
- 1이 2에 없다
- 1이 2에게 없다
- 1이 2가 없다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
나스라가 할 수 있는 것은 없습니다.
Nasra doesn't stand a chance in there.
할 수가 없다, 될 수가 없다고 했습니다.
You just can't do it. It can't be done.
없을 수는 없습니다.
It's never zero.
북한에는 맥도날드가 없습니다.
There's no McDonald's in North Korea.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 없다 in Korean?
없다 (to be nonexistent) is 없어요 in the polite 해요체, 없습니다 in formal 합니다체, 없어 in casual 반말 and 없다 in the plain written style. The past is 없었어요.
What is the past tense of 없다?
없었어요 in everyday polite speech, 없었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 없어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 없다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 없습니다, 없어, 없으니 all keep 없 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 없다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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