끊다 Korean verb conjugation
to cut, to sever
Every form of 끊다 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
- 끊는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 끊어
- -으니Since
- 끊으니
- 합니다Formal
- 끊습니다
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 | 끊어요 | 끊습니다 | 끊어 | 끊는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 끊었어요 | 끊었습니다 | 끊었어 | 끊었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 끊겠어요 | 끊겠습니다 | 끊겠어 | 끊겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 끊을 거예요 | 끊을 것입니다 | 끊을 거야 | 끊을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끊어요? | 끊습니까? | 끊어? | 끊니? |
| 과거Past | 끊었어요? | 끊었습니까? | 끊었어? | 끊었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 끊으세요 | 끊으십시오 | 끊어 | 끊어라 |
| 청유Let's | 끊어요 | 끊읍시다 | 끊어 | 끊자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 끊어요 | 안 끊습니다 | 안 끊어 | 안 끊는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 끊지 않아요 | 끊지 않습니다 | 끊지 않아 | 끊지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 끊어요 | 못 끊습니다 | 못 끊어 | 못 끊는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 끊으세요 | 끊으십니다 | 끊으셔 | 끊으신다 |
| 과거Past | 끊으셨어요 | 끊으셨습니다 | 끊으셨어 | 끊으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 끊는
- 과거Past
- 끊은
- 미래Future
- 끊을
- 회상Used to
- 끊던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 끊고
- -게-ly / so that
- 끊게
- -어서so / and then
- 끊어서
- -으니까since
- 끊으니까
- -으면if / when
- 끊으면
- -지만but
- 끊지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 끊는데
- -어도even if
- 끊어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 끊고 있어요 | 끊고 있습니다 | 끊고 있어 | 끊고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 끊고 있었어요 | 끊고 있었습니다 | 끊고 있었어 | 끊고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 끊다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
당신은 담배를 끊어야 한다.
You should quit smoking.
그 사람 작년에 담배 끊었어.
He stopped smoking last year.
95%의 사람들은 그냥 끊었습니다.
Ninety-five percent of them just stopped.
재미있는 부분은 전화를 끊기 전이었습니다
The interesting part was the way the call ended.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 끊다 in Korean?
끊다 (to cut, to sever) is 끊어요 in the polite 해요체, 끊습니다 in formal 합니다체, 끊어 in casual 반말 and 끊는다 in the plain written style. The past is 끊었어요.
What is the past tense of 끊다?
끊었어요 in everyday polite speech, 끊었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 끊어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 끊다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 끊습니다, 끊어, 끊으니 all keep 끊 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 끊다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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