멎어
muh-chuh
meojeo
regular
멎다
To say to stop politely in the present tense, use 멎어요 (muh-chuh-yoh) · meojeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 멎다 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 | 멎어요 muh-chuh-yoh meojeoyo | 멎습니다 muht-seum-nee-dah meotseumnida | |
| Past | 멎었어 muh-chuh-ssuh meojeosseo | 멎었어요 muh-chuh-ssuh-yoh meojeosseoyo | 멎었습니다 muh-chuh-sseum-nee-dah meojeosseumnida |
| Future | 멎을 거야 muh-cheul guh-yah meojeul geoya | 멎을 거예요 muh-cheul guh-yae-yoh meojeul geoyeyo | 멎을 겁니다 muh-cheul guhm-nee-dah meojeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
멎으세요
muh-cheu-sae-yoh
meojeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
멎어요
muh-chuh-yoh
meojeoyo
Question Polite (요)
멎어요?
muh-chuh-yoh-?
meojeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
멎고
muht-goh
meotgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
멎으면
muh-cheu-myuhn
meojeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
멎고 있어요
muht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
meotgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
멎고 싶어요
muht-goh shee-puh-yoh
meotgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
멎을 수 있어요
muh-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
meojeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
멎어서
muh-chuh-suh
meojeoseo
Noun form — (기)
멎기
muht-gee
meotgi
Noun form — (음)
멎음
muh-cheum
meojeum