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KOREAN VERB

멈추다

to stop

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI stop
NegativeI don’t stop

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI stopped
NegativeI didn’t stop

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI stop (respectfully)
PastI stopped (respectfully)
FutureI will stop (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

Requests and commands

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

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

How to use 멈추다

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

  1. Present

    이 버스는 정류장마다 다 멈춰요.

    This bus stops at every single stop.

  2. Past

    갑자기 엘리베이터가 십 층에서 멈췄어요.

    The elevator suddenly stopped on the tenth floor.

  3. Future

    비가 오후에는 곧 멈출 거예요.

    The rain will stop soon, in the afternoon.

  4. Honorific

    할아버지는 빨간불에서 항상 꼭 멈추세요.

    Grandpa always stops at a red light, without fail.

  5. Connectives

    차가 완전히 멈추면 천천히 내리세요.

    When the car has fully stopped, get out slowly.

  6. Requests and commands

    여기서 잠깐만 멈추세요, 사진 찍을게요.

    Stop here just a moment, I'll take a photo.

Good to know

  • 멈추다 is to stop moving, or to stop a thing (차를 멈추다); to stop doing something is 그만하다.

Where you hear 멈추다

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

Korean · Fluency Level 3

  • 다들 문 옆에서 멈춰요. Everyone stops by the door.
  • 버스가 학교 앞에서 멈췄어요. The bus stopped in front of the school.
  • 내일은 시장 입구에서 멈출 거예요. Tomorrow I'll stop at the market entrance.

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