Vocabulary

유용하다

useful

Meaning

Adjective 유용하다: useful, of practical value.

Why this form?

쓸모 있다 — to be useful : Emphasizes having a use; 유용하다 often describes practically valuable advice, information, or tools.

도움이 되다 — to be helpful : Describes help provided to someone or with a task; 유용하다 describes the resource’s usefulness.

Forms not to confuse

  1. 쓸모 있다

이 도구는 쓸모가 있어요. — This tool is useful.

  1. 도움이 되다

그 조언이 큰 도움이 됐어요. — That advice was very helpful.

Hanja

유용하다 (有用) — 有 “have/exist” + 用 “use”; something that serves a practical purpose.

Examples

저기 안에 유용한 정보가 있을지도 몰라요. — There may be useful information in there.

이 앱에는 유용한 기능이 많아요. — This app has many useful features.

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