끝내다 Korean verb conjugation
to finish something
Every form of 끝내다 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
- 끝내는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 끝내
- -으니Since
- 끝내니
- 합니다Formal
- 끝냅니다
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 | 끝내요 | 끝냅니다 | 끝내 | 끝낸다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끝냈어요 | 끝냈습니다 | 끝냈어 | 끝냈다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끝내겠어요 | 끝내겠습니다 | 끝내겠어 | 끝내겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 끝낼 거예요 | 끝낼 것입니다 | 끝낼 거야 | 끝낼 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끝내요? | 끝냅니까? | 끝내? | 끝내니? |
| 과거Past | 끝냈어요? | 끝냈습니까? | 끝냈어? | 끝냈니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 끝내세요 | 끝내십시오 | 끝내 | 끝내라 |
| 청유Let's | 끝내요 | 끝냅시다 | 끝내 | 끝내자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 끝내요 | 안 끝냅니다 | 안 끝내 | 안 끝낸다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끝내지 않아요 | 끝내지 않습니다 | 끝내지 않아 | 끝내지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 끝내요 | 못 끝냅니다 | 못 끝내 | 못 끝낸다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끝내세요 | 끝내십니다 | 끝내셔 | 끝내신다 |
| 과거Past | 끝내셨어요 | 끝내셨습니다 | 끝내셨어 | 끝내셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끝내는
- 과거Past
- 끝낸
- 미래Future
- 끝낼
- 회상Used to
- 끝내던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끝내고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끝내게
- -어서so / and then
- 끝내서
- -으니까since
- 끝내니까
- -으면if / when
- 끝내면
- -지만but
- 끝내지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끝내는데
- -어도even if
- 끝내도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 끝내고 있어요 | 끝내고 있습니다 | 끝내고 있어 | 끝내고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 끝내고 있었어요 | 끝내고 있었습니다 | 끝내고 있었어 | 끝내고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 끝내다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
꽃 물주기를 끝냈다.
I'm done watering the flowers.
나는 톰이 2시 반이면 끝낼 줄 알았어.
I thought Tom would be through doing that by 2:30.
이 말씀을 드리고 끝내죠.
So let me leave you with this.
그래서 저희는 여기서 끝내지 않았죠.
So it doesn't actually just stop with engineers.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 끝내다 in Korean?
끝내다 (to finish something) is 끝내요 in the polite 해요체, 끝냅니다 in formal 합니다체, 끝내 in casual 반말 and 끝낸다 in the plain written style. The past is 끝냈어요.
What is the past tense of 끝내다?
끝냈어요 in everyday polite speech, 끝냈습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 끝내 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끝내다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 끝냅니다, 끝내, 끝내니 all keep 끝내 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 끝내다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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