inútil
/iˈnutil/
#1952 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
useless
Word origin
From Latin inutilis, from the prefix in- ('not') plus utilis ('useful'). So inútil is literally not useful.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- inutilis
- English cognates
- useless, futile
Grammar
Masc pluralinútiles
Examples
.
This old phone is completely useless.
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Her advice seemed useless to me.
, .
It is useless to wait, he is not coming any more.
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Do not feel useless for asking for help.
tanta .
Throwing away so much food is a useless waste.
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