끝내다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 귿내다 (Yale: kutnayta). Causative form of 끝나다 (kkeunnada, “to be finished”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈ɯnnɛda̠] ~ [k͈ɯnne̞da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [끈내다/끈네다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkeunnaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkeutnaeda
McCune–Reischauer?	kkŭnnaeda
Yale Romanization?	kkuthnayta

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	끝나다 (kkeunnada)
Causative	끝내다 (kkeunnaeda)

끝내다 • (kkeunnaeda) (infinitive 끝내 or 끝내어, sequential 끝내니)

1. To finish something.

   난 이것을 점심 시간까지 끝낼 것이다.

   nan igeoseul jeomsim sigankkaji kkeunnael geosida.

   I'll get this finished by lunchtime.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 끝내다 (kkeunnaeda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	끝낸다 kkeunnaenda	끝내 kkeunnae	끝내요, 끝내어요 kkeunnaeyo, kkeunnaeeoyo	끝냅니다 kkeunnaemnida
	Past	끝냈다 kkeunnaetda	끝냈어 kkeunnaesseo	끝냈어요 kkeunnaesseoyo	끝냈습니다 kkeunnaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	끝내느냐 kkeunnaeneunya	끝내 kkeunnae	끝내요, 끝내어요 kkeunnaeyo, kkeunnaeeoyo	끝냅니까 kkeunnaemnikka
	Past	끝냈느냐 kkeunnaenneunya	끝냈어 kkeunnaesseo	끝냈어요 kkeunnaesseoyo	끝냈습니까 kkeunnaetseumnikka
Hortative		끝내자 kkeunnaeja	끝내 kkeunnae	끝내요, 끝내어요 kkeunnaeyo, kkeunnaeeoyo	끝내십시다 kkeunnaesipsida
Imperative		끝내라, 끝내어라 kkeunnaera, kkeunnaeeora	끝내 kkeunnae	끝내요, 끝내어요 kkeunnaeyo, kkeunnaeeoyo	끝냅시오 kkeunnaepsio
Assertive		끝내겠다 kkeunnaegetda	끝내겠어 kkeunnaegesseo	끝내겠어요 kkeunnaegesseoyo	끝내겠습니다 kkeunnaegetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		끝내 kkeunnae	끝내서, 끝내어서 kkeunnaeseo, kkeunnaeeoseo	끝내니 kkeunnaeni	끝내니까 kkeunnaenikka
Contrast		끝내지만 kkeunnaejiman	끝내는데 kkeunnaeneunde	끝내더니 kkeunnaedeoni
Conjunction		끝내고 kkeunnaego
Condition		끝내면 kkeunnaemyeon	끝내야, 끝내어야 kkeunnaeya, kkeunnaeeoya
Motive		끝내려고 kkeunnaeryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		끝냄 kkeunnaem	끝내기 kkeunnaegi
Past-tense verbal nouns		끝냈음, 끝내었음 kkeunnaesseum, kkeunnaeeosseum	끝냈기, 끝내었기 kkeunnaetgi, kkeunnaeeotgi
Determiners	Past	끝낸 kkeunnaen
	Present	끝내는 kkeunnaeneun
	Future	끝낼 kkeunnael

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	끝내신다 kkeunnaesinda	끝내셔 kkeunnaesyeo	끝내세요, 끝내셔요 kkeunnaeseyo, kkeunnaesyeoyo	끝내십니다 kkeunnaesimnida
	Past	끝내셨다 kkeunnaesyeotda	끝내셨어 kkeunnaesyeosseo	끝내셨어요 kkeunnaesyeosseoyo	끝내셨습니다 kkeunnaesyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	끝내시느냐 kkeunnaesineunya	끝내셔 kkeunnaesyeo	끝내세요, 끝내셔요 kkeunnaeseyo, kkeunnaesyeoyo	끝내십니까 kkeunnaesimnikka
	Past	끝내셨느냐 kkeunnaesyeonneunya	끝내셨어 kkeunnaesyeosseo	끝내셨어요 kkeunnaesyeosseoyo	끝내셨습니까 kkeunnaesyeotseumnikka
Imperative		끝내시라 kkeunnaesira	끝내셔 kkeunnaesyeo	끝내세요 kkeunnaeseyo	끝내십시오 kkeunnaesipsio
Assertive		끝내시겠다 kkeunnaesigetda	끝내시겠어 kkeunnaesigesseo	끝내시겠어요 kkeunnaesigesseoyo	끝내시겠습니다 kkeunnaesigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		끝내셔 kkeunnaesyeo	끝내셔서 kkeunnaesyeoseo	끝내시니 kkeunnaesini	끝내시니까 kkeunnaesinikka
Contrast		끝내시지만 kkeunnaesijiman	끝내시는데 kkeunnaesineunde	끝내시더니 kkeunnaesideoni
Conjunction		끝내시고 kkeunnaesigo
Condition		끝내시면 kkeunnaesimyeon	끝내셔야 kkeunnaesyeoya
Motive		끝내시려고 kkeunnaesiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		끝내심 kkeunnaesim	끝내시기 kkeunnaesigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		끝내셨음 kkeunnaesyeosseum	끝내셨기 kkeunnaesyeotgi
Determiners	Past	끝내신 kkeunnaesin
	Present	끝내시는 kkeunnaesineun
	Future	끝내실 kkeunnaesil