헛되다

Korean

Etymology

(heot-, false; in vain, prefix) + 되다 (doeda, to become).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hʌ̹t̚t͈we̞da̠] ~ [hʌ̹t̚t͈ø̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heotdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heosdoeda
McCune–Reischauer?hŏttoeda
Yale Romanization?hestoyta

Adjective

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

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

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