허망해요 · 허망했어요 · 허망한 (+noun)
to be futile, vain, empty
Example
오랫동안 준비한 일이 하루아침에 끝나서 허망해요.
Something I prepared for so long ended overnight, and it feels so empty.
Word parts
허 empty+망 false
Literally 'empty and false.'
New every day: Korea news, words and grammar — in your language
허망해요 · 허망했어요 · 허망한 (+noun)
to be futile, vain, empty
Example
오랫동안 준비한 일이 하루아침에 끝나서 허망해요.
Something I prepared for so long ended overnight, and it feels so empty.
Word parts
Literally 'empty and false.'