끝맺다

to conclude

TOPIK 5 5급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
끝맺는
아/어Infinitive
끝맺어
-으니Since
끝맺으니
합니다Formal
끝맺습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 끝맺어요끝맺습니다끝맺어끝맺는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 끝맺었어요끝맺었습니다끝맺었어끝맺었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 끝맺겠어요끝맺겠습니다끝맺겠어끝맺겠다
-을 것이다Going to 끝맺을 거예요끝맺을 것입니다끝맺을 거야끝맺을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 끝맺어요?끝맺습니까?끝맺어?끝맺니?
과거Past 끝맺었어요?끝맺었습니까?끝맺었어?끝맺었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 끝맺으세요끝맺으십시오끝맺어끝맺어라
청유Let's 끝맺어요끝맺읍시다끝맺어끝맺자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 끝맺어요안 끝맺습니다안 끝맺어안 끝맺는다
-지 않다Not (long) 끝맺지 않아요끝맺지 않습니다끝맺지 않아끝맺지 않는다
못Cannot 못 끝맺어요못 끝맺습니다못 끝맺어못 끝맺는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 끝맺으세요끝맺으십니다끝맺으셔끝맺으신다
과거Past 끝맺으셨어요끝맺으셨습니다끝맺으셨어끝맺으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
끝맺는
과거Past
끝맺은
미래Future
끝맺을
회상Used to
끝맺던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 끝맺고 있어요끝맺고 있습니다끝맺고 있어끝맺고 있다
과거Was doing 끝맺고 있었어요끝맺고 있었습니다끝맺고 있었어끝맺고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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