끝맺다 Korean verb conjugation
to conclude
Every form of 끝맺다 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
- 끝맺는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 끝맺어
- -으니Since
- 끝맺으니
- 합니다Formal
- 끝맺습니다
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 | 끝맺어요 | 끝맺습니다 | 끝맺어 | 끝맺는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끝맺었어요 | 끝맺었습니다 | 끝맺었어 | 끝맺었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끝맺겠어요 | 끝맺겠습니다 | 끝맺겠어 | 끝맺겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 끝맺을 거예요 | 끝맺을 것입니다 | 끝맺을 거야 | 끝맺을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끝맺어요? | 끝맺습니까? | 끝맺어? | 끝맺니? |
| 과거Past | 끝맺었어요? | 끝맺었습니까? | 끝맺었어? | 끝맺었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 끝맺으세요 | 끝맺으십시오 | 끝맺어 | 끝맺어라 |
| 청유Let's | 끝맺어요 | 끝맺읍시다 | 끝맺어 | 끝맺자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 끝맺어요 | 안 끝맺습니다 | 안 끝맺어 | 안 끝맺는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끝맺지 않아요 | 끝맺지 않습니다 | 끝맺지 않아 | 끝맺지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 끝맺어요 | 못 끝맺습니다 | 못 끝맺어 | 못 끝맺는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끝맺으세요 | 끝맺으십니다 | 끝맺으셔 | 끝맺으신다 |
| 과거Past | 끝맺으셨어요 | 끝맺으셨습니다 | 끝맺으셨어 | 끝맺으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끝맺는
- 과거Past
- 끝맺은
- 미래Future
- 끝맺을
- 회상Used to
- 끝맺던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끝맺고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끝맺게
- -어서so / and then
- 끝맺어서
- -으니까since
- 끝맺으니까
- -으면if / when
- 끝맺으면
- -지만but
- 끝맺지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끝맺는데
- -어도even if
- 끝맺어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 끝맺고 있어요 | 끝맺고 있습니다 | 끝맺고 있어 | 끝맺고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 끝맺고 있었어요 | 끝맺고 있었습니다 | 끝맺고 있었어 | 끝맺고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 끝맺다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
이것이 여러분에게 말씀드리며 끝맺고 싶은 이야기입니다.
And that's what I want to end by talking to you about.
한센은 이런 말로 강연을 끝맺었습니다.
Hansen closed his talk by saying,
하지만, 이 이야기에는 끝맺는 말이 있어요.
However, there's an epilogue to this tale.
특별한 끝맺는 말은 없습니다, 단지 2분 정도 초과했을 뿐이네요.
I have no ending to say, except that I'm a couple of minutes over.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 끝맺다 in Korean?
끝맺다 (to conclude) is 끝맺어요 in the polite 해요체, 끝맺습니다 in formal 합니다체, 끝맺어 in casual 반말 and 끝맺는다 in the plain written style. The past is 끝맺었어요.
What is the past tense of 끝맺다?
끝맺었어요 in everyday polite speech, 끝맺었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 끝맺어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끝맺다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 끝맺습니다, 끝맺어, 끝맺으니 all keep 끝맺 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 끝맺다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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