힘없다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be weak
Every form of 힘없다 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
- 힘없는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 힘없어
- -으니Since
- 힘없으니
- 합니다Formal
- 힘없습니다
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 | 힘없어요 | 힘없습니다 | 힘없어 | 힘없다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 힘없었어요 | 힘없었습니다 | 힘없었어 | 힘없었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 힘없겠어요 | 힘없겠습니다 | 힘없겠어 | 힘없겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 힘없을 거예요 | 힘없을 것입니다 | 힘없을 거야 | 힘없을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 힘없어요? | 힘없습니까? | 힘없어? | 힘없으니? |
| 과거Past | 힘없었어요? | 힘없었습니까? | 힘없었어? | 힘없었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 힘없어요 | 안 힘없습니다 | 안 힘없어 | 안 힘없다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 힘없지 않아요 | 힘없지 않습니다 | 힘없지 않아 | 힘없지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 힘없으세요 | 힘없으십니다 | 힘없으셔 | 힘없으시다 |
| 과거Past | 힘없으셨어요 | 힘없으셨습니다 | 힘없으셨어 | 힘없으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 힘없는
- 과거Past
- 힘없은
- 미래Future
- 힘없을
- 회상Used to
- 힘없던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 힘없고
- -게-ly / so that
- 힘없게
- -어서so / and then
- 힘없어서
- -으니까since
- 힘없으니까
- -으면if / when
- 힘없으면
- -지만but
- 힘없지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 힘없는데
- -어도even if
- 힘없어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 힘없다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
힘없는 이들도 살 수 있는 땅을 원합니다
A land where the powerful do not prey on the powerless.
난 힘없는 중간 관리자가 아냐
I'm not some powerless middle management
우리는 희망의 분노를 가지고 있고 그것을 힘없는 사람들과 여성들의 분노를 통해 매일 접하고 있습니다.
We have an anger of hope, and we see it every single day in the resistant anger of women and marginalized people.
1920년대 중반, 이민 배척주의자들은 인종 차별법을 만들어 엄청난 수의 힘없는 난민들과 이민자들을 막았습니다.
By the mid-1920s, the nativists had won, erecting racist laws that closed out untold numbers of vulnerable immigrants and refugees.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 힘없다 in Korean?
힘없다 (to be weak) is 힘없어요 in the polite 해요체, 힘없습니다 in formal 합니다체, 힘없어 in casual 반말 and 힘없다 in the plain written style. The past is 힘없었어요.
What is the past tense of 힘없다?
힘없었어요 in everyday polite speech, 힘없었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 힘없어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 힘없다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 힘없습니다, 힘없어, 힘없으니 all keep 힘없 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 힘없다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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