끊어지다 Korean verb conjugation
to break off
Every form of 끊어지다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 끊어지는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 끊어져
- -으니Since
- 끊어지니
- 합니다Formal
- 끊어집니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끊어져요 | 끊어집니다 | 끊어져 | 끊어진다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끊어졌어요 | 끊어졌습니다 | 끊어졌어 | 끊어졌다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끊어지겠어요 | 끊어지겠습니다 | 끊어지겠어 | 끊어지겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 끊어질 거예요 | 끊어질 것입니다 | 끊어질 거야 | 끊어질 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끊어져요? | 끊어집니까? | 끊어져? | 끊어지니? |
| 과거Past | 끊어졌어요? | 끊어졌습니까? | 끊어졌어? | 끊어졌니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 끊어지세요 | 끊어지십시오 | 끊어져 | 끊어져라 |
| 청유Let's | 끊어져요 | 끊어집시다 | 끊어져 | 끊어지자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 끊어져요 | 안 끊어집니다 | 안 끊어져 | 안 끊어진다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끊어지지 않아요 | 끊어지지 않습니다 | 끊어지지 않아 | 끊어지지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 끊어져요 | 못 끊어집니다 | 못 끊어져 | 못 끊어진다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끊어지세요 | 끊어지십니다 | 끊어지셔 | 끊어지신다 |
| 과거Past | 끊어지셨어요 | 끊어지셨습니다 | 끊어지셨어 | 끊어지셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끊어지는
- 과거Past
- 끊어진
- 미래Future
- 끊어질
- 회상Used to
- 끊어지던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끊어지고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끊어지게
- -어서so / and then
- 끊어져서
- -으니까since
- 끊어지니까
- -으면if / when
- 끊어지면
- -지만but
- 끊어지지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끊어지는데
- -어도even if
- 끊어져도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 끊어지고 있어요 | 끊어지고 있습니다 | 끊어지고 있어 | 끊어지고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 끊어지고 있었어요 | 끊어지고 있었습니다 | 끊어지고 있었어 | 끊어지고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 끊어지다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
통신 수단이 끊어졌고, 그게 다야.
Communication is down, that's all.
만약 관계가 끊어졌지만 바로 잡을 수 있는 것이라면
If relationships are broken and are fixable, fix them.
어떻게 서로 연락이 끊어졌니?
How did you lose contact with each other?
전화가 끊어졌어, 내 말 들려 ?
Your phone is breaking up. Do you hear me? Hello?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 끊어지다 in Korean?
끊어지다 (to break off) is 끊어져요 in the polite 해요체, 끊어집니다 in formal 합니다체, 끊어져 in casual 반말 and 끊어진다 in the plain written style. The past is 끊어졌어요.
What is the past tense of 끊어지다?
끊어졌어요 in everyday polite speech, 끊어졌습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 끊어져 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끊어지다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 끊어집니다, 끊어져, 끊어지니 all keep 끊어지 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 끊어지다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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