끊다

to cut, to sever

TOPIK 2 2급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
끊는
아/어Infinitive
끊어
-으니Since
끊으니
합니다Formal
끊습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 끊어요끊습니다끊어끊는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 끊었어요끊었습니다끊었어끊었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 끊겠어요끊겠습니다끊겠어끊겠다
-을 것이다Going to 끊을 거예요끊을 것입니다끊을 거야끊을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 끊어요?끊습니까?끊어?끊니?
과거Past 끊었어요?끊었습니까?끊었어?끊었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 끊으세요끊으십시오끊어끊어라
청유Let's 끊어요끊읍시다끊어끊자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 끊어요안 끊습니다안 끊어안 끊는다
-지 않다Not (long) 끊지 않아요끊지 않습니다끊지 않아끊지 않는다
못Cannot 못 끊어요못 끊습니다못 끊어못 끊는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 끊으세요끊으십니다끊으셔끊으신다
과거Past 끊으셨어요끊으셨습니다끊으셨어끊으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
끊는
과거Past
끊은
미래Future
끊을
회상Used to
끊던

Joining 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

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 끊고 있어요끊고 있습니다끊고 있어끊고 있다
과거Was doing 끊고 있었어요끊고 있었습니다끊고 있었어끊고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

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.

Common 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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