끊임없다 Korean adjective conjugation
incessant
Every form of 끊임없다 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
- 끊임없는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 끊임없어
- -으니Since
- 끊임없으니
- 합니다Formal
- 끊임없습니다
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 | 끊임없어요 | 끊임없습니다 | 끊임없어 | 끊임없다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끊임없었어요 | 끊임없었습니다 | 끊임없었어 | 끊임없었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끊임없겠어요 | 끊임없겠습니다 | 끊임없겠어 | 끊임없겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 끊임없을 거예요 | 끊임없을 것입니다 | 끊임없을 거야 | 끊임없을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끊임없어요? | 끊임없습니까? | 끊임없어? | 끊임없으니? |
| 과거Past | 끊임없었어요? | 끊임없었습니까? | 끊임없었어? | 끊임없었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 끊임없어요 | 안 끊임없습니다 | 안 끊임없어 | 안 끊임없다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끊임없지 않아요 | 끊임없지 않습니다 | 끊임없지 않아 | 끊임없지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끊임없으세요 | 끊임없으십니다 | 끊임없으셔 | 끊임없으시다 |
| 과거Past | 끊임없으셨어요 | 끊임없으셨습니다 | 끊임없으셨어 | 끊임없으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끊임없는
- 과거Past
- 끊임없은
- 미래Future
- 끊임없을
- 회상Used to
- 끊임없던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끊임없고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끊임없게
- -어서so / and then
- 끊임없어서
- -으니까since
- 끊임없으니까
- -으면if / when
- 끊임없으면
- -지만but
- 끊임없지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끊임없는데
- -어도even if
- 끊임없어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 끊임없다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
끊임없는 갈등이 벌어지는데 결정해 줄 사람이 없습니다.
It's a constant internal debate; there is no one to arbitrate.
그것은 끊임없는 탐구이죠.
It's an eternal quest.
좋은 방법은 끊임없는 예상치 못한 스트레스입니다.
The good way to do it is unremitting, unpredictable stress.
단순히 끊임없는 스트레스만은 아닌 것으로 드러났습니다.
It turns out, it's not just unremitting stress.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 끊임없다 in Korean?
끊임없다 (incessant) is 끊임없어요 in the polite 해요체, 끊임없습니다 in formal 합니다체, 끊임없어 in casual 반말 and 끊임없다 in the plain written style. The past is 끊임없었어요.
What is the past tense of 끊임없다?
끊임없었어요 in everyday polite speech, 끊임없었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 끊임없어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끊임없다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 끊임없습니다, 끊임없어, 끊임없으니 all keep 끊임없 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 끊임없다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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