멈춰
muhm-chwuh
meomchwo
regular
멈추다
To say to stop politely in the present tense, use 멈춰요 (muhm-chwuh-yoh) · meomchwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 멈추다 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 | 멈춰요 muhm-chwuh-yoh meomchwoyo | 멈춥니다 muhm-choom-nee-dah meomchumnida | |
| Past | 멈췄어 muhm-chwuh-ssuh meomchwosseo | 멈췄어요 muhm-chwuh-ssuh-yoh meomchwosseoyo | 멈췄습니다 muhm-chwuh-sseum-nee-dah meomchwosseumnida |
| Future | 멈출 거야 muhm-chool guh-yah meomchul geoya | 멈출 거예요 muhm-chool guh-yae-yoh meomchul geoyeyo | 멈출 겁니다 muhm-chool guhm-nee-dah meomchul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
멈추세요
muhm-choo-sae-yoh
meomchuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
멈춰요
muhm-chwuh-yoh
meomchwoyo
Question Polite (요)
멈춰요?
muhm-chwuh-yoh-?
meomchwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
멈추고
muhm-choo-goh
meomchugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
멈추면
muhm-choo-myuhn
meomchumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
멈추고 있어요
muhm-choo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
meomchugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
멈추고 싶어요
muhm-choo-goh shee-puh-yoh
meomchugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
멈출 수 있어요
muhm-chool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
meomchul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
멈춰서
muhm-chwuh-suh
meomchwoseo
Noun form — (기)
멈추기
muhm-choo-gee
meomchugi
Noun form — (음)
멈춤
muhm-choom
meomchum