끝없다 Korean adjective conjugation
endless
Every form of 끝없다 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
- 끝없는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 끝없어
- -으니Since
- 끝없으니
- 합니다Formal
- 끝없습니다
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 | 끝없어요 | 끝없습니다 | 끝없어 | 끝없다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끝없었어요 | 끝없었습니다 | 끝없었어 | 끝없었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끝없겠어요 | 끝없겠습니다 | 끝없겠어 | 끝없겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 끝없을 거예요 | 끝없을 것입니다 | 끝없을 거야 | 끝없을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끝없어요? | 끝없습니까? | 끝없어? | 끝없으니? |
| 과거Past | 끝없었어요? | 끝없었습니까? | 끝없었어? | 끝없었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 끝없어요 | 안 끝없습니다 | 안 끝없어 | 안 끝없다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끝없지 않아요 | 끝없지 않습니다 | 끝없지 않아 | 끝없지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끝없으세요 | 끝없으십니다 | 끝없으셔 | 끝없으시다 |
| 과거Past | 끝없으셨어요 | 끝없으셨습니다 | 끝없으셨어 | 끝없으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끝없는
- 과거Past
- 끝없은
- 미래Future
- 끝없을
- 회상Used to
- 끝없던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끝없고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끝없게
- -어서so / and then
- 끝없어서
- -으니까since
- 끝없으니까
- -으면if / when
- 끝없으면
- -지만but
- 끝없지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끝없는데
- -어도even if
- 끝없어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 끝없다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이 곳에 오기 위해, 이 순간을 살았네: 끝없는 밝음이 있었네.
To have come to this place, lived to this moment: immeasurable lightness.
눈앞에 끝없는 길이 펼쳐진 것 같아요
It's like an endless road is opening up before my eyes.
여러분이 좋은 사람이고, 믿음이 있는 사람이라면 신은 건강과 부와 끝없는 행복을 줄 것입니다.
If you're good and faithful, God will give you health and wealth and boundless happiness.
끝없는 기다림이었습니다.
The wait had no end.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 끝없다 in Korean?
끝없다 (endless) is 끝없어요 in the polite 해요체, 끝없습니다 in formal 합니다체, 끝없어 in casual 반말 and 끝없다 in the plain written style. The past is 끝없었어요.
What is the past tense of 끝없다?
끝없었어요 in everyday polite speech, 끝없었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 끝없어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끝없다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 끝없습니다, 끝없어, 끝없으니 all keep 끝없 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 끝없다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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