Word details
없다
- Pronunciation
- 업ː따
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
- Derivative
- 없애다
- Application
- 없는 [엄ː는 ]
없어 [업ː써 ]
없으니 [업ː쓰니 ]
없습니다 [업ː씀니다 ]
없고 [업ː꼬 ]
없지 [업ː찌 ]
non-existent
(for a person or thing to be) Not existent in reality.
lacking
(for a fact or phenomenon to be) Not existent in reality.
not materializing
(for an affair or symptom to be) Not occurring
few; little
(for something to be) Not much in quantity.
poor
Poor due to lack of money, assets, etc.
impossible; unable
(for something to be) Not possible.
being not
(for a person, thing, phenomenon, etc. to be) Not occupying a spot or space at a certain location.
being not
(for a human or animal to be) Not staying or living in a certain place.
rare
Very scarce.
being not
Not included within a certain scope.
lacking
Not having something or not possessing a credential, ability, etc.
not having
Not having a person with whom one is in a certain relation.
being not
(for something to be) Not occurring to someone.
there being no
Unable to materialize due to a reason or a lack of possibility.
lacking; disrespectful
Lacking distinction between top and bottom, left and right, higher and lower statuses, etc.
Idioms
없는 것이 없다
lack nothing; soup-to-nuts
To have everything.
Proverbs
없는 놈이 찬밥 더운 밥을 가리랴
Would a man in need discriminate cold rice from hot rice?
People do not care whether something is good or bad when they desperately need it.