뜬금없어
tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh
tteungeumeopsseo
descriptive
뜬금없다
To say randomly, unexpectedly, without warning politely in the present tense, use 뜬금없어요 (tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh-yoh) · tteungeumeopsseoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 뜬금없다 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 | 뜬금없어요 tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh-yoh tteungeumeopsseoyo | 뜬금없습니다 tteun-geu-muhp-seum-nee-dah tteungeumeoseumnida | |
| Past | 뜬금없었어 tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh-ssuh tteungeumeopsseosseo | 뜬금없었어요 tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh-ssuh-yoh tteungeumeopsseosseoyo | 뜬금없었습니다 tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh-sseum-nee-dah tteungeumeopsseosseumnida |
| Future | 뜬금없을 거야 tteun-geu-muhp-sseul guh-yah tteungeumeopsseul geoya | 뜬금없을 거예요 tteun-geu-muhp-sseul guh-yae-yoh tteungeumeopsseul geoyeyo | 뜬금없을 겁니다 tteun-geu-muhp-sseul guhm-nee-dah tteungeumeopsseul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
뜬금없으세요
tteun-geu-muhp-sseu-sae-yoh
tteungeumeopsseuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
뜬금없어요
tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh-yoh
tteungeumeopsseoyo
Question Polite (요)
뜬금없어요?
tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh-yoh-?
tteungeumeopsseoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
뜬금없고
tteun-geu-muhp-goh
tteungeumeogo
Conditional "if" — (면)
뜬금없으면
tteun-geu-muhp-sseu-myuhn
tteungeumeopsseumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
뜬금없고 있어요
tteun-geu-muhp-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
tteungeumeogo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
뜬금없고 싶어요
tteun-geu-muhp-goh shee-puh-yoh
tteungeumeogo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
뜬금없을 수 있어요
tteun-geu-muhp-sseul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
tteungeumeopsseul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
뜬금없어서
tteun-geu-muhp-ssuh-suh
tteungeumeopsseoseo
Noun form — (기)
뜬금없기
tteun-geu-muhp-gee
tteungeumeogi
Noun form — (음)
뜬금없음
tteun-geu-muhp-sseum
tteungeumeopsseum