헛되다

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Korean

Etymology

(heot-, false; in vain, prefix) +‎ 되다 (doeda, to become).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heotdoeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heosdoeda
McCune–Reischauer?hŏttoeda
Yale Romanization?hestoyta

Adjective

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

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

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