그쳐
geu-chyuh
geuchyeo
regular
그치다
To say to stop something politely in the present tense, use 그쳐요 (geu-chyuh-yoh) · geuchyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 그치다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 그쳐요 geu-chyuh-yoh geuchyeoyo | 그칩니다 geu-cheem-nee-dah geuchimnida | |
| Past | 그쳤어 geu-chyuh-ssuh geuchyeosseo | 그쳤어요 geu-chyuh-ssuh-yoh geuchyeosseoyo | 그쳤습니다 geu-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah geuchyeosseumnida |
| Future | 그칠 거야 geu-cheel guh-yah geuchil geoya | 그칠 거예요 geu-cheel guh-yae-yoh geuchil geoyeyo | 그칠 겁니다 geu-cheel guhm-nee-dah geuchil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
그치세요
geu-chee-sae-yoh
geuchiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
그쳐요
geu-chyuh-yoh
geuchyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
그쳐요?
geu-chyuh-yoh-?
geuchyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
그치고
geu-chee-goh
geuchigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
그치면
geu-chee-myuhn
geuchimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
그치고 있어요
geu-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geuchigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
그치고 싶어요
geu-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
geuchigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
그칠 수 있어요
geu-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geuchil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
그쳐서
geu-chyuh-suh
geuchyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
그치기
geu-chee-gee
geuchigi
Noun form — (음)
그침
geu-cheem
geuchim