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KOREAN VERB

끄다

to switch off, to turn off (a meter, a light, a phone)

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI switch off
NegativeI don’t switch off

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI switched off
NegativeI didn’t switch off

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will switch off
NegativeI won’t switch off

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI switch off (respectfully)
PastI switched off (respectfully)
FutureI will switch off (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) switching off, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) switching off, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I switch off
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I switch off
  5. But (-지만) I switch off, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please switch off
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please switch off (formal)
  3. Plain command switch off! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t switch off

How to use 끄다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 잘 때 휴대폰을 꺼요.

    I turn my phone off when I sleep.

  2. Past

    집에서 나올 때 에어컨을 껐어요?

    Did you turn off the air conditioner when you left the house?

  3. Future

    오늘은 열 시에 불을 끌 거예요.

    Today I'll turn the lights off at ten.

  4. Honorific

    아버지가 뉴스 끝나고 텔레비전을 끄셨어요.

    Dad turned off the TV after the news.

  5. Connectives

    가스를 끄고 나왔는지 기억이 안 나요.

    I can't remember whether I turned the gas off before leaving.

  6. Requests and commands

    나갈 때 불을 꼭 끄세요.

    Be sure to turn the lights off when you go out.

Good to know

  • 끄다 is the pair of 켜다, to turn on; both work for lights, phones and the TV.

Where you hear 끄다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 가족이 타면 미터기를 꺼요. When family gets in, I switch the meter off.
  • 아기 자니까 불을 껐어요. The baby's asleep, so I turned the light off.
  • 수업 중에는 전화를 끌 거예요. I'll switch my phone off during class.
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The taxi tour

Advanced Level 3 · 미터기는 껐어. 가족이니까.

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