쓸모

Korean

Etymology

From 쓰— (sseu-, “to use”) + —ㄹ (-l, prospective ending) + unknown element 모 (mo).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sseulmo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sseulmo
McCune–Reischauer?ssŭlmo
Yale Romanization?ssul.mo

Noun

쓸모 • (sseulmo)

  1. use
    쓸모가 있다 ― sseulmo-ga itda ― be useful; be of use
    쓸모가 없다 ― sseulmo-ga eopda ― be useless; be of no use
    하찮은 것도 제각기 쓸모가 있다.
    hachaneun geotdo jegakgi sseulmoga itda.
    Every little bit helps.

Derived terms

  • 쓸모없다 (sseulmo'eopda)
  • 쓸모없이 (sseulmo'eopsi)
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