다름없어
dah-reu-muhp-ssuh
dareumeopsseo
descriptive
다름없다
To say to be as good as politely in the present tense, use 다름없어요 (dah-reu-muhp-ssuh-yoh) · dareumeopsseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 다름없다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 다름없어요 dah-reu-muhp-ssuh-yoh dareumeopsseoyo | 다름없습니다 dah-reu-muhp-seum-nee-dah dareumeoseumnida | |
| Past | 다름없었어 dah-reu-muhp-ssuh-ssuh dareumeopsseosseo | 다름없었어요 dah-reu-muhp-ssuh-ssuh-yoh dareumeopsseosseoyo | 다름없었습니다 dah-reu-muhp-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah dareumeopsseosseumnida |
| Future | 다름없을 거야 dah-reu-muhp-sseul guh-yah dareumeopsseul geoya | 다름없을 거예요 dah-reu-muhp-sseul guh-yae-yoh dareumeopsseul geoyeyo | 다름없을 겁니다 dah-reu-muhp-sseul guhm-nee-dah dareumeopsseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
다름없으세요
dah-reu-muhp-sseu-sae-yoh
dareumeopsseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
다름없어요
dah-reu-muhp-ssuh-yoh
dareumeopsseoyo
Question Polite (요)
다름없어요?
dah-reu-muhp-ssuh-yoh-?
dareumeopsseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
다름없고
dah-reu-muhp-goh
dareumeogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
다름없으면
dah-reu-muhp-sseu-myuhn
dareumeopsseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
다름없고 있어요
dah-reu-muhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
dareumeogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
다름없고 싶어요
dah-reu-muhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
dareumeogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
다름없을 수 있어요
dah-reu-muhp-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
dareumeopsseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
다름없어서
dah-reu-muhp-ssuh-suh
dareumeopsseoseo
Noun form — (기)
다름없기
dah-reu-muhp-gee
dareumeogi
Noun form — (음)
다름없음
dah-reu-muhp-sseum
dareumeopsseum