끊어
ggeun-uh
kkeueo
regular
끊다
To say to cut, to sever politely in the present tense, use 끊어요 (ggeun-uh-yoh) · kkeueoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 끊다 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 | 끊어요 ggeun-uh-yoh kkeueoyo | 끊습니다 ggeun-seum-nee-dah kkeuseumnida | |
| Past | 끊었어 ggeun-uh-ssuh kkeueosseo | 끊었어요 ggeun-uh-ssuh-yoh kkeueosseoyo | 끊었습니다 ggeun-uh-sseum-nee-dah kkeueosseumnida |
| Future | 끊을 거야 ggeun-eul guh-yah kkeueul geoya | 끊을 거예요 ggeun-eul guh-yae-yoh kkeueul geoyeyo | 끊을 겁니다 ggeun-eul guhm-nee-dah kkeueul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
끊으세요
ggeun-eu-sae-yoh
kkeueuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
끊어요
ggeun-uh-yoh
kkeueoyo
Question Polite (요)
끊어요?
ggeun-uh-yoh-?
kkeueoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
끊고
ggeun-goh
kkeugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
끊으면
ggeun-eu-myuhn
kkeueumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
끊고 있어요
ggeun-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
끊고 싶어요
ggeun-goh shee-puh-yoh
kkeugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
끊을 수 있어요
ggeun-eul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
kkeueul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
끊어서
ggeun-uh-suh
kkeueoseo
Noun form — (기)
끊기
ggeun-gee
kkeugi
Noun form — (음)
끊음
ggeun-eum
kkeueum