뜬금없다

Korean

Etymology

띄운 (ttuiun, “floating”) +‎ 금(金) (geum, “gold, money”) +‎ 없다 (eopda, “without, nothing”). 뜬금 (tteun'geum) was originally a term to describe a price or cost that was not fixed, and varies depending on the place and market situation.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ɯnɡɯmʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [뜬그멉따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tteun'geumeopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tteungeum'eobsda
McCune–Reischauer?	ttŭn'gŭmŏpta
Yale Romanization?	ttunkum.epsta

Adjective

뜬금없다 • (tteun'geumeopda) (infinitive 뜬금없어, sequential 뜬금없으니)

1. randomly, unexpectedly, without warning

   뜬금없이 나타났다

   tteun'geumeopsi natanatda

   to appear without warning

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 뜬금없다 (tteun'geumeopda): consonant-stem, 있/없(it/eop)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뜬금없다 tteun'geumeopda	뜬금없어 tteun'geumeopseo	뜬금없어요 tteun'geumeopseoyo	뜬금없습니다 tteun'geumeopseumnida
	Past	뜬금없었다 tteun'geumeopseotda	뜬금없었어 tteun'geumeopseosseo	뜬금없었어요 tteun'geumeopseosseoyo	뜬금없었습니다 tteun'geumeopseotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뜬금없느냐 tteun'geumeomneunya	뜬금없어 tteun'geumeopseo	뜬금없어요 tteun'geumeopseoyo	뜬금없습니까 tteun'geumeopseumnikka
	Past	뜬금없었느냐 tteun'geumeopseonneunya	뜬금없었어 tteun'geumeopseosseo	뜬금없었어요 tteun'geumeopseosseoyo	뜬금없었습니까 tteun'geumeopseotseumnikka
Assertive		뜬금없겠다 tteun'geumeopgetda	뜬금없겠어 tteun'geumeopgesseo	뜬금없겠어요 tteun'geumeopgesseoyo	뜬금없겠습니다 tteun'geumeopgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		뜬금없어 tteun'geumeopseo	뜬금없어서 tteun'geumeopseoseo	뜬금없으니 tteun'geumeopseuni	뜬금없으니까 tteun'geumeopseunikka
Contrast		뜬금없지만 tteun'geumeopjiman	뜬금없는데 tteun'geumeomneunde	뜬금없더니 tteun'geumeopdeoni
Conjunction		뜬금없고 tteun'geumeopgo
Condition		뜬금없으면 tteun'geumeopseumyeon	뜬금없어야 tteun'geumeopseoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		뜬금없음 tteun'geumeopseum	뜬금없기 tteun'geumeopgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뜬금없었음 tteun'geumeopseosseum	뜬금없었기 tteun'geumeopseotgi
Determiners	Present		뜬금없는 tteun'geumeomneun
	Future		뜬금없을 tteun'geumeopseul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	뜬금없으시다 tteun'geumeopseusida	뜬금없으셔 tteun'geumeopseusyeo	뜬금없으세요, 뜬금없으셔요 tteun'geumeopseuseyo, tteun'geumeopseusyeoyo	뜬금없으십니다 tteun'geumeopseusimnida
	Past	뜬금없으셨다 tteun'geumeopseusyeotda	뜬금없으셨어 tteun'geumeopseusyeosseo	뜬금없으셨어요 tteun'geumeopseusyeosseoyo	뜬금없으셨습니다 tteun'geumeopseusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	뜬금없으시냐 tteun'geumeopseusinya	뜬금없으셔 tteun'geumeopseusyeo	뜬금없으세요, 뜬금없으셔요 tteun'geumeopseuseyo, tteun'geumeopseusyeoyo	뜬금없으십니까 tteun'geumeopseusimnikka
	Past	뜬금없으셨냐 tteun'geumeopseusyeonnya	뜬금없으셨어 tteun'geumeopseusyeosseo	뜬금없으셨어요 tteun'geumeopseusyeosseoyo	뜬금없으셨습니까 tteun'geumeopseusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		뜬금없으시겠다 tteun'geumeopseusigetda	뜬금없으시겠어 tteun'geumeopseusigesseo	뜬금없으시겠어요 tteun'geumeopseusigesseoyo	뜬금없으시겠습니다 tteun'geumeopseusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		뜬금없으셔 tteun'geumeopseusyeo	뜬금없으셔서 tteun'geumeopseusyeoseo	뜬금없으시니 tteun'geumeopseusini	뜬금없으시니까 tteun'geumeopseusinikka
Contrast		뜬금없으시지만 tteun'geumeopseusijiman	뜬금없으신데 tteun'geumeopseusinde	뜬금없으시더니 tteun'geumeopseusideoni
Conjunction		뜬금없으시고 tteun'geumeopseusigo
Condition		뜬금없으시면 tteun'geumeopseusimyeon	뜬금없으셔야 tteun'geumeopseusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		뜬금없으심 tteun'geumeopseusim	뜬금없으시기 tteun'geumeopseusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		뜬금없으셨음 tteun'geumeopseusyeosseum	뜬금없으셨기 tteun'geumeopseusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		뜬금없으신 tteun'geumeopseusin
	Future		뜬금없으실 tteun'geumeopseusil