터무니없다

absurd, ridiculous, preposterous

TOPIK 6 6급adjective 형용사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
터무니없는
아/어Infinitive
터무니없어
-으니Since
터무니없으니
합니다Formal
터무니없습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 터무니없어요터무니없습니다터무니없어터무니없다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 터무니없었어요터무니없었습니다터무니없었어터무니없었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 터무니없겠어요터무니없겠습니다터무니없겠어터무니없겠다
-을 것이다Going to 터무니없을 거예요터무니없을 것입니다터무니없을 거야터무니없을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 터무니없어요?터무니없습니까?터무니없어?터무니없으니?
과거Past 터무니없었어요?터무니없었습니까?터무니없었어?터무니없었니?

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 터무니없어요안 터무니없습니다안 터무니없어안 터무니없다
-지 않다Not (long) 터무니없지 않아요터무니없지 않습니다터무니없지 않아터무니없지 않다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 터무니없으세요터무니없으십니다터무니없으셔터무니없으시다
과거Past 터무니없으셨어요터무니없으셨습니다터무니없으셨어터무니없으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
터무니없는
과거Past
터무니없은
미래Future
터무니없을
회상Used to
터무니없던

Joining 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

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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