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헛되다

헛되다

Korean

Adjective

헛되다 • ‎(heotdoeda) ‎(infinitive 헛돼 or 헛되어, sequential 헛되니)

vain, fruitless
(usually in the 헛된 form) groundless, untrue

Derived terms

(adverb) 헛되이 (heotdoei, “in vain”)
헛된말 (heotdoenmal, “idle words”)

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 헛되다 (heotdoeda)

Stems
Stem 1	헛되 (heotdoe)
Stem 2	헛돼 (heotdwae)
Stem 2a	헛되어 (heotdoeeo)
Stem 3	헛되 (heotdoe)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	헛되다 heotdoeda past: 헛됐다 heotdwaetda	헛돼 heotdwae past: 헛됐어 heotdwaesseo	헛돼요, 헛되어요 heotdwaeyo, heotdoeeoyo past: 헛됐어요 heotdwaesseoyo	헛됩니다 heotdoemnida past: 헛됐습니다 heotdwaetseumnida
Interrogative	헛되냐 heotdoenya past: 헛됐냐 heotdwaennya	헛돼 heotdwae past: 헛됐어 heotdwaesseo	헛돼요, 헛되어요 heotdwaeyo, heotdoeeoyo past: 헛됐어요 heotdwaesseoyo	헛됩니까 heotdoemnikka past: 헛됐습니까 heotdwaetseumnikka
Assertive	헛되겠다 heotdoegetda	헛되겠어 heotdoegesseo	헛되겠어요 heotdoegesseoyo	헛되겠습니다 heotdoegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason	헛돼 heotdwae	헛돼서, 헛되어서 heotdwaeseo, heotdoeeoseo	헛되니 heotdoeni	헛되니까 heotdoenikka
Contrast	헛되지만 heotdoejiman	헛된데 heotdoende	헛되더니 heotdoedeoni
Conjunction	헛되고 heotdoego
Condition	헛되면 heotdoemyeon	헛돼야, 헛되어야 heotdwaeya, heotdoeeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		헛됨 heotdoem	헛되기 heotdoegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		헛됐음, 헛되었음 heotdwaesseum, heotdoeeosseum	헛됐기, 헛되었기 heotdwaetgi, heotdoeeotgi
Determiners	present		헛된 heotdoen
Determiners	future		헛될 heotdoel

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	헛되시다 heotdoesida past: 헛되셨다 heotdoesyeotda	헛되셔 heotdoesyeo past: 헛되셨어 heotdoesyeosseo	헛되세요, 헛되셔요 heotdoeseyo, heotdoesyeoyo past: 헛되셨어요 heotdoesyeosseoyo	헛되십니다 heotdoesimnida past: 헛되셨습니다 heotdoesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	헛되시냐 heotdoesinya past: 헛되셨냐 heotdoesyeonnya	헛되셔 heotdoesyeo past: 헛되셨어 heotdoesyeosseo	헛되세요, 헛되셔요 heotdoeseyo, heotdoesyeoyo past: 헛되셨어요 heotdoesyeosseoyo	헛되십니까 heotdoesimnikka past: 헛되셨습니까 heotdoesyeotseumnikka
Assertive	헛되시겠다 heotdoesigetda	헛되시겠어 heotdoesigesseo	헛되시겠어요 heotdoesigesseoyo	헛되시겠습니다 heotdoesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason	헛되셔 heotdoesyeo	헛되셔서 heotdoesyeoseo	헛되시니 heotdoesini	헛되시니까 heotdoesinikka
Contrast	헛되시지만 heotdoesijiman	헛되신데 heotdoesinde	헛되시더니 heotdoesideoni
Conjunction	헛되시고 heotdoesigo
Condition	헛되시면 heotdoesimyeon	헛되셔야 heotdoesyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		헛되심 heotdoesim	헛되시기 heotdoesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		헛되셨음 heotdoesyeosseum	헛되셨기 heotdoesyeotgi
Determiners	present		헛되신 heotdoesin
Determiners	future		헛되실 heotdoesil