헛되다

Korean

Etymology

From (heot–, “useless, ineffective”) + 되— (doe-) + (da).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[hʌ̹t̚t͈we̞da̠] ~ [hʌ̹t̚t͈ø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[/]
Revised Romanization? heotdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)? heosdoeda
McCune–Reischauer? hŏttoeda
Yale Romanization? hesqtoyta

Adjective

헛되다 (heotdoeda) (infinitive 헛돼 or 헛되어, sequential 헛되니)

  1. vain, fruitless
  2. (usually in the 헛된 form) groundless, untrue

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • (adverb) 헛되이 (heotdoei, “in vain”)
  • 헛된말 (heotdoenmal, “idle words”)
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