쓸데없어
sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh
sseuldeeopsseo
descriptive
쓸데없다
To say unnecessary, needless, useless politely in the present tense, use 쓸데없어요 (sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh-yoh) · sseuldeeopsseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 쓸데없다 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 | 쓸데없어요 sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh-yoh sseuldeeopsseoyo | 쓸데없습니다 sseul-dae-uhp-seum-nee-dah sseuldeeoseumnida | |
| Past | 쓸데없었어 sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh-ssuh sseuldeeopsseosseo | 쓸데없었어요 sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh-ssuh-yoh sseuldeeopsseosseoyo | 쓸데없었습니다 sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah sseuldeeopsseosseumnida |
| Future | 쓸데없을 거야 sseul-dae-uhp-sseul guh-yah sseuldeeopsseul geoya | 쓸데없을 거예요 sseul-dae-uhp-sseul guh-yae-yoh sseuldeeopsseul geoyeyo | 쓸데없을 겁니다 sseul-dae-uhp-sseul guhm-nee-dah sseuldeeopsseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
쓸데없으세요
sseul-dae-uhp-sseu-sae-yoh
sseuldeeopsseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
쓸데없어요
sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh-yoh
sseuldeeopsseoyo
Question Polite (요)
쓸데없어요?
sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh-yoh-?
sseuldeeopsseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
쓸데없고
sseul-dae-uhp-goh
sseuldeeogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
쓸데없으면
sseul-dae-uhp-sseu-myuhn
sseuldeeopsseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
쓸데없고 있어요
sseul-dae-uhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
sseuldeeogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
쓸데없고 싶어요
sseul-dae-uhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
sseuldeeogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
쓸데없을 수 있어요
sseul-dae-uhp-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
sseuldeeopsseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
쓸데없어서
sseul-dae-uhp-ssuh-suh
sseuldeeopsseoseo
Noun form — (기)
쓸데없기
sseul-dae-uhp-gee
sseuldeeogi
Noun form — (음)
쓸데없음
sseul-dae-uhp-sseum
sseuldeeopsseum