뜬금없다

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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

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