Korean learner dictionary
소용없다 meaning and pronunciation
soyongeopda · useless; fruitless; futile
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 49245Part of speech: 형용사Pronunciation: 소ː용업따, 소ː용엄는, 소ː용업써, 소ː용업쓰니, 소ː용업씀니다, 소ː용업꼬, 소ː용업찌Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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아무런 이익이나 쓸모가 없다.
English: useless; fruitless; futile — Being of no use or unprofitable.
Examples
- 소용없는 일.
- 소용없는 짓.
- 소용없는 행동.
- 노력해도 소용없다.
- 말해 봐도 소용없다.
- 아무 소용없다.
- Origin
- 所用없다
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