일없어
ee-ruhp-ssuh
ireopsseo
descriptive
일없다
To say unnecessary politely in the present tense, use 일없어요 (ee-ruhp-ssuh-yoh) · ireopsseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 일없다 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 | 일없어요 ee-ruhp-ssuh-yoh ireopsseoyo | 일없습니다 ee-ruhp-seum-nee-dah ireoseumnida | |
| Past | 일없었어 ee-ruhp-ssuh-ssuh ireopsseosseo | 일없었어요 ee-ruhp-ssuh-ssuh-yoh ireopsseosseoyo | 일없었습니다 ee-ruhp-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah ireopsseosseumnida |
| Future | 일없을 거야 ee-ruhp-sseul guh-yah ireopsseul geoya | 일없을 거예요 ee-ruhp-sseul guh-yae-yoh ireopsseul geoyeyo | 일없을 겁니다 ee-ruhp-sseul guhm-nee-dah ireopsseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
일없으세요
ee-ruhp-sseu-sae-yoh
ireopsseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
일없어요
ee-ruhp-ssuh-yoh
ireopsseoyo
Question Polite (요)
일없어요?
ee-ruhp-ssuh-yoh-?
ireopsseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
일없고
ee-ruhp-goh
ireogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
일없으면
ee-ruhp-sseu-myuhn
ireopsseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
일없고 있어요
ee-ruhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
ireogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
일없고 싶어요
ee-ruhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
ireogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
일없을 수 있어요
ee-ruhp-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
ireopsseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
일없어서
ee-ruhp-ssuh-suh
ireopsseoseo
Noun form — (기)
일없기
ee-ruhp-gee
ireogi
Noun form — (음)
일없음
ee-ruhp-sseum
ireopsseum