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KOREAN VERB

끝나다

to end, to be over

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI end
NegativeI don’t end

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI ended
NegativeI didn’t end

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will end
NegativeI won’t end

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI end (respectfully)
PastI ended (respectfully)
FutureI will end (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 끝나다

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

  1. Present

    학교 수업은 매일 네 시에 끝나요.

    School classes end at four every day.

  2. Past

    오늘 회의가 생각보다 일찍 끝났어요.

    Today's meeting ended earlier than I thought.

  3. Future

    영화는 아마 열 시쯤 끝날 거예요.

    The film will probably end around ten.

  4. Honorific

    어머님, 일 다 끝나셨어요? 저녁 드세요.

    Mrs. Park, are you done with your work? Have dinner.

  5. Connectives

    수업이 끝나면 같이 저녁 먹어요.

    When class is over, let's have dinner together.

Good to know

  • 끝나다 is something ending by itself, 수업이 끝나요; 끝내다 is you finishing it, 숙제를 끝내요.

Where you hear 끝나다

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

Korean · Beginner Level 2

  • 수업은 네 시에 끝나요. Class ends at four.
  • 축제가 어제 끝났어요. The festival ended yesterday.
  • 학년은 이월에 끝날 것입니다. The school year will end in February.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 수업은 네 시에 끝나요. Class ends at four.
  • 축제가 어제 끝났어요. The festival ended yesterday.
  • 학년은 이월에 끝날 것입니다. The school year will end in February.
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A second year?

Beginner Level 2 · 학년은 이월에 끝납니다.

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Signing on

Beginner Level 3 · 일라이 선생님, 계약은 이월에 끝나요.

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The rainy season

Beginner Level 3 · 네. 장마는 언제 끝나요?

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Holiday plans

Beginner Level 3 · 시험이 끝난 후에 부산에 갑니다.

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The deadline

Intermediate Level 2 · 끝나면 일요일 내내 한강 걷자. · 끝나면 일요일 내내 잘 거야.

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Wishes

Intermediate Level 2 · 빨리 끝나면 좋겠어요.

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The wedding

Intermediate Level 2 · 일라이 씨도 축하해요. 끝났어요!

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A tip from the vice-principal

Advanced Level 1 · 계약은 팔월에 끝납니다.

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Two hours of tunnels

Advanced Level 3 · 산이 끝났어. 강릉이야.

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For good

Fluency Level 3 · 비자가 봄에 또 끝나.

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The medical

Fluency Level 3 · 검사 다 끝났어요? · 끝났습니다. 결과는 사흘 뒤에 나옵니다.

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Handing in

Fluency Level 3 · 삼 개월 이내에 끝납니다. 문자가 갑니다.

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