보잘것없어
boh-chahl-guh-suhp-ssuh
descriptive
To say to be worthless, valueless, useless politely in the present tense, use 보잘것없어요 (boh-chahl-guh-suhp-ssuh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 보잘것없다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 보잘것없어요 boh-chahl-guh-suhp-ssuh-yoh | 보잘것없습니다 boh-chahl-guh-suhp-seum-nee-dah | |
| Past | 보잘것없었어 boh-chahl-guh-suhp-ssuh-ssuh | 보잘것없었어요 boh-chahl-guh-suhp-ssuh-ssuh-yoh | 보잘것없었습니다 boh-chahl-guh-suhp-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 보잘것없을 거야 boh-chahl-guh-suhp-sseul- -guh-yah | 보잘것없을 거예요 boh-chahl-guh-suhp-sseul- -guh-yae-yoh | 보잘것없을 겁니다 boh-chahl-guh-suhp-sseul- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
보잘것없으세요
boh-chahl-guh-suhp-sseu-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
보잘것없어요
boh-chahl-guh-suhp-ssuh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
보잘것없어요?
boh-chahl-guh-suhp-ssuh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
보잘것없고
boh-chahl-guh-suhp-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
보잘것없으면
boh-chahl-guh-suhp-sseu-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
보잘것없음
boh-chahl-guh-suhp-sseum