끊다
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 긏다 (kuchta).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[k͈ɯntʰa̠]
- Phonetic Hangul[끈타]
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Verb
끊다 • (kkeunta) (infinitive 끊어, sequential 끊으니)
- to cut, to sever
- (figuratively) to cut off, to break off, to shut off, to turn off, to intercept
- to pause, to stop, to hang up
- to punctuate
- to give up (a habit), to abstain from
- (목숨을) to kill
- to buy
- to issue, to write out
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 끊다 (kkeunta)
| Stems | |
|---|---|
| Stem 1 | 끊 (kkeun) |
| Stem 2 | 끊어 (kkeuneo) |
| Stem 3 | 끊으 (kkeuneu) |
| Conjugation type | Consonant-stem, regular |
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 끊는다 kkeunneunda | 끊어 kkeuneo | 끊어요 kkeuneoyo | 끊습니다 kkeunseumnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 끊었다 kkeuneotda | 끊었어 kkeuneosseo | 끊었어요 kkeuneosseoyo | 끊었습니다 kkeuneotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 끊느냐 kkeunneunya | 끊어 kkeuneo | 끊어요 kkeuneoyo | 끊습니까 kkeunseumnikka |
| Past | 끊었느냐 kkeuneonneunya | 끊었어 kkeuneosseo | 끊었어요 kkeuneosseoyo | 끊었습니까 kkeuneotseumnikka | |
| Hortative | 끊자 kkeuncha | 끊어 kkeuneo | 끊어요 kkeuneoyo | 끊읍시다 kkeuneupsida | |
| Imperative | 끊어라 kkeuneora | 끊어 kkeuneo | 끊어요 kkeuneoyo | 끊읍시오 kkeuneupsio | |
| Assertive | 끊겠다 kkeunketda | 끊겠어 kkeunkesseo | 끊겠어요 kkeunkesseoyo | 끊겠습니다 kkeunketseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 끊어 kkeuneo | 끊어서 kkeuneoseo | 끊으니 kkeuneuni | 끊으니까 kkeuneunikka | |
| Contrast | 끊지만 kkeunchiman | 끊는데 kkeunneunde | 끊더니 kkeunteoni | ||
| Conjunction | 끊고 kkeunko | ||||
| Condition | 끊으면 kkeuneumyeon | 끊어야 kkeuneoya | |||
| Motive | 끊으려고 kkeuneuryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 끊음 kkeuneum | 끊기 kkeunki | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 끊었음 kkeuneosseum | 끊었기 kkeuneotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 끊은 kkeuneun | |||
| Present | 끊는 kkeunneun | ||||
| Future | 끊을 kkeuneul | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
| Formal non-polite (해라체) | Informal non-polite (해체) | Informal polite (해요체) | Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 끊으신다 kkeuneusinda | 끊으셔 kkeuneusyeo | 끊으세요, 끊으셔요 kkeuneuseyo, kkeuneusyeoyo | 끊으십니다 kkeuneusimnida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | 끊으셨다 kkeuneusyeotda | 끊으셨어 kkeuneusyeosseo | 끊으셨어요 kkeuneusyeosseoyo | 끊으셨습니다 kkeuneusyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 끊으시느냐 kkeuneusineunya | 끊으셔 kkeuneusyeo | 끊으세요, 끊으셔요 kkeuneuseyo, kkeuneusyeoyo | 끊으십니까 kkeuneusimnikka |
| Past | 끊으셨느냐 kkeuneusyeonneunya | 끊으셨어 kkeuneusyeosseo | 끊으셨어요 kkeuneusyeosseoyo | 끊으셨습니까 kkeuneusyeotseumnikka | |
| Imperative | 끊으시라 kkeuneusira | 끊으셔 kkeuneusyeo | 끊으세요 kkeuneuseyo | 끊으십시오 kkeuneusipsio | |
| Assertive | 끊으시겠다 kkeuneusigetda | 끊으시겠어 kkeuneusigesseo | 끊으시겠어요 kkeuneusigesseoyo | 끊으시겠습니다 kkeuneusigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 끊으셔 kkeuneusyeo | 끊으셔서 kkeuneusyeoseo | 끊으시니 kkeuneusini | 끊으시니까 kkeuneusinikka | |
| Contrast | 끊으시지만 kkeuneusijiman | 끊으시는데 kkeuneusineunde | 끊으시더니 kkeuneusideoni | ||
| Conjunction | 끊으시고 kkeuneusigo | ||||
| Condition | 끊으시면 kkeuneusimyeon | 끊으셔야 kkeuneusyeoya | |||
| Motive | 끊으시려고 kkeuneusiryeogo | ||||
| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 끊으심 kkeuneusim | 끊으시기 kkeuneusigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 끊으셨음 kkeuneusyeosseum | 끊으셨기 kkeuneusyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Past | 끊으신 kkeuneusin | |||
| Present | 끊으시는 kkeuneusineun | ||||
| Future | 끊으실 kkeuneusil | ||||
Derived terms
- Passive and causative: 끊기다 (kkeunkida), 끊이다 (kkeunida), 끊어지다 (kkeuneojida)
- 끊임없다 (kkeunimeopda), 끊임없이 (kkeunimeopsi)
- 끊음표 (kkeuneumpyo)