터무니없다 Korean adjective conjugation
absurd, ridiculous, preposterous
Every form of 터무니없다 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
- 터무니없는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 터무니없어
- -으니Since
- 터무니없으니
- 합니다Formal
- 터무니없습니다
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 | 터무니없어요 | 터무니없습니다 | 터무니없어 | 터무니없다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 터무니없었어요 | 터무니없었습니다 | 터무니없었어 | 터무니없었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 터무니없겠어요 | 터무니없겠습니다 | 터무니없겠어 | 터무니없겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 터무니없을 거예요 | 터무니없을 것입니다 | 터무니없을 거야 | 터무니없을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 터무니없어요? | 터무니없습니까? | 터무니없어? | 터무니없으니? |
| 과거Past | 터무니없었어요? | 터무니없었습니까? | 터무니없었어? | 터무니없었니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 터무니없어요 | 안 터무니없습니다 | 안 터무니없어 | 안 터무니없다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 터무니없지 않아요 | 터무니없지 않습니다 | 터무니없지 않아 | 터무니없지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 터무니없으세요 | 터무니없으십니다 | 터무니없으셔 | 터무니없으시다 |
| 과거Past | 터무니없으셨어요 | 터무니없으셨습니다 | 터무니없으셨어 | 터무니없으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 터무니없는
- 과거Past
- 터무니없은
- 미래Future
- 터무니없을
- 회상Used to
- 터무니없던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 터무니없고
- -게-ly / so that
- 터무니없게
- -어서so / and then
- 터무니없어서
- -으니까since
- 터무니없으니까
- -으면if / when
- 터무니없으면
- -지만but
- 터무니없지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 터무니없는데
- -어도even if
- 터무니없어도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 터무니없다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그것은 완전히 터무니없는 짓이다.
That's complete nonsense.
터무니없는 소리지만, 제 뜻 이해하시죠?
I know I'm talking nonsense, but you know what I mean.
이 아이디어가 그리 터무니없는 것은 아닙니다.
This idea isn’t as far-fetched as it may seem.
하지만 영감은 터무니없는 곳에서 떠오르기도 하죠.
But you know, you also find inspiration in the darnedest of places.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 터무니없다 in Korean?
터무니없다 (absurd, ridiculous, preposterous) is 터무니없어요 in the polite 해요체, 터무니없습니다 in formal 합니다체, 터무니없어 in casual 반말 and 터무니없다 in the plain written style. The past is 터무니없었어요.
What is the past tense of 터무니없다?
터무니없었어요 in everyday polite speech, 터무니없었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 터무니없어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 터무니없다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 터무니없습니다, 터무니없어, 터무니없으니 all keep 터무니없 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 터무니없다?
6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery.
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