멈추다 Korean verb conjugation
to stop
Every form of 멈추다 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
- 멈추는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 멈춰
- -으니Since
- 멈추니
- 합니다Formal
- 멈춥니다
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 | 멈춰요 | 멈춥니다 | 멈춰 | 멈춘다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 멈췄어요 | 멈췄습니다 | 멈췄어 | 멈췄다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 멈추겠어요 | 멈추겠습니다 | 멈추겠어 | 멈추겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 멈출 거예요 | 멈출 것입니다 | 멈출 거야 | 멈출 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멈춰요? | 멈춥니까? | 멈춰? | 멈추니? |
| 과거Past | 멈췄어요? | 멈췄습니까? | 멈췄어? | 멈췄니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 멈추세요 | 멈추십시오 | 멈춰 | 멈춰라 |
| 청유Let's | 멈춰요 | 멈춥시다 | 멈춰 | 멈추자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 멈춰요 | 안 멈춥니다 | 안 멈춰 | 안 멈춘다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 멈추지 않아요 | 멈추지 않습니다 | 멈추지 않아 | 멈추지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 멈춰요 | 못 멈춥니다 | 못 멈춰 | 못 멈춘다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 멈추세요 | 멈추십니다 | 멈추셔 | 멈추신다 |
| 과거Past | 멈추셨어요 | 멈추셨습니다 | 멈추셨어 | 멈추셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 멈추는
- 과거Past
- 멈춘
- 미래Future
- 멈출
- 회상Used to
- 멈추던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 멈추고
- -게-ly / so that
- 멈추게
- -어서so / and then
- 멈춰서
- -으니까since
- 멈추니까
- -으면if / when
- 멈추면
- -지만but
- 멈추지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 멈추는데
- -어도even if
- 멈춰도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 멈추고 있어요 | 멈추고 있습니다 | 멈추고 있어 | 멈추고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 멈추고 있었어요 | 멈추고 있었습니다 | 멈추고 있었어 | 멈추고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 멈추다
- 1이 2를 멈추다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
식사 중에 그런 얘기 멈춰.
Quit talking about that while we're eating.
차를 멈추게하고 쉬는게 어때?
How about stopping the car and taking a rest?
하지만 제가 멈추게 했죠.
But then I stopped them.
한 순간 시간이 멈췄습니다.
For a moment, time stood still.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 멈추다 in Korean?
멈추다 (to stop) is 멈춰요 in the polite 해요체, 멈춥니다 in formal 합니다체, 멈춰 in casual 반말 and 멈춘다 in the plain written style. The past is 멈췄어요.
What is the past tense of 멈추다?
멈췄어요 in everyday polite speech, 멈췄습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 멈춰 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 멈추다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 멈춥니다, 멈춰, 멈추니 all keep 멈추 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 멈추다?
2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary.
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