끊다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 긏다 (Yale: kuchta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈ɯntʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [끈타]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkeunta
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkeunhda
McCune–Reischauer?	kkŭnt'a
Yale Romanization?	kkunhta

Verb

끊다 • (kkeunta) (infinitive 끊어, sequential 끊으니)

1. to cut, to sever
2. (figurative) to cut off, to break off, to shut off, to turn off, to intercept
3. to pause, to stop, to hang up

   전화를 끊다

   jeonhwa-reul kkeunta

   to hang up

4. to punctuate
5. to give up (a habit), to abstain from
6. (목숨을) to kill
7. to buy
8. to issue, to write out

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 끊다 (kkeunta): 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	끊으십시다 kkeuneusipsida
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)