그만둬
geu-mahn-dwuh
geumandwo
regular
그만두다
To say to quit politely in the present tense, use 그만둬요 (geu-mahn-dwuh-yoh) · geumandwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 그만두다 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 | 그만둬요 geu-mahn-dwuh-yoh geumandwoyo | 그만둡니다 geu-mahn-doom-nee-dah geumandumnida | |
| Past | 그만뒀어 geu-mahn-dwuh-ssuh geumandwosseo | 그만뒀어요 geu-mahn-dwuh-ssuh-yoh geumandwosseoyo | 그만뒀습니다 geu-mahn-dwuh-sseum-nee-dah geumandwosseumnida |
| Future | 그만둘 거야 geu-mahn-dool guh-yah geumandul geoya | 그만둘 거예요 geu-mahn-dool guh-yae-yoh geumandul geoyeyo | 그만둘 겁니다 geu-mahn-dool guhm-nee-dah geumandul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
그만두세요
geu-mahn-doo-sae-yoh
geumanduseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
그만둬요
geu-mahn-dwuh-yoh
geumandwoyo
Question Polite (요)
그만둬요?
geu-mahn-dwuh-yoh-?
geumandwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
그만두고
geu-mahn-doo-goh
geumandugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
그만두면
geu-mahn-doo-myuhn
geumandumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
그만두고 있어요
geu-mahn-doo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
geumandugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
그만두고 싶어요
geu-mahn-doo-goh shee-puh-yoh
geumandugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
그만둘 수 있어요
geu-mahn-dool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
geumandul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
그만둬서
geu-mahn-dwuh-suh
geumandwoseo
Noun form — (기)
그만두기
geu-mahn-doo-gee
geumandugi
Noun form — (음)
그만둠
geu-mahn-doom
geumandum