멈추다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 머추다 (Yale: mechwuta).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹mt͡ɕʰuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [멈추다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meomchuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meomchuda
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏmch'uda
Yale Romanization?	memchwuta

Verb

멈추다 • (meomchuda) (infinitive 멈추어 or 멈춰, sequential 멈추니)

1. (ergative) to stop; to halt.

   차가 멈추다.

   Chaga meomchuda.

   The car stops.

   차를 멈추다.

   Chareul meomchuda.

   to stop the car

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 멈추다 (meomchuda): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멈춘다 meomchunda	멈추어 meomchueo	멈추어요, 멈춰요 meomchueoyo, meomchwoyo	멈춥니다 meomchumnida
	Past	멈추었다 meomchueotda	멈추었어 meomchueosseo	멈추었어요 meomchueosseoyo	멈추었습니다 meomchueotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멈추느냐 meomchuneunya	멈추어 meomchueo	멈추어요, 멈춰요 meomchueoyo, meomchwoyo	멈춥니까 meomchumnikka
	Past	멈추었느냐 meomchueonneunya	멈추었어 meomchueosseo	멈추었어요 meomchueosseoyo	멈추었습니까 meomchueotseumnikka
Hortative		멈추자 meomchuja	멈추어 meomchueo	멈추어요, 멈춰요 meomchueoyo, meomchwoyo	멈추십시다 meomchusipsida
Imperative		멈추어라, 멈춰라 meomchueora, meomchwora	멈추어 meomchueo	멈추어요, 멈춰요 meomchueoyo, meomchwoyo	멈춥시오 meomchupsio
Assertive		멈추겠다 meomchugetda	멈추겠어 meomchugesseo	멈추겠어요 meomchugesseoyo	멈추겠습니다 meomchugetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		멈추어 meomchueo	멈추어서, 멈춰서 meomchueoseo, meomchwoseo	멈추니 meomchuni	멈추니까 meomchunikka
Contrast		멈추지만 meomchujiman	멈추는데 meomchuneunde	멈추더니 meomchudeoni
Conjunction		멈추고 meomchugo
Condition		멈추면 meomchumyeon	멈추어야, 멈춰야 meomchueoya, meomchwoya
Motive		멈추려고 meomchuryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		멈춤 meomchum	멈추기 meomchugi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멈추었음, 멈췄음 meomchueosseum, meomchwosseum	멈추었기, 멈췄기 meomchueotgi, meomchwotgi
Determiners	Past	멈춘 meomchun
	Present	멈추는 meomchuneun
	Future	멈출 meomchul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	멈추신다 meomchusinda	멈추셔 meomchusyeo	멈추세요, 멈추셔요 meomchuseyo, meomchusyeoyo	멈추십니다 meomchusimnida
	Past	멈추셨다 meomchusyeotda	멈추셨어 meomchusyeosseo	멈추셨어요 meomchusyeosseoyo	멈추셨습니다 meomchusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	멈추시느냐 meomchusineunya	멈추셔 meomchusyeo	멈추세요, 멈추셔요 meomchuseyo, meomchusyeoyo	멈추십니까 meomchusimnikka
	Past	멈추셨느냐 meomchusyeonneunya	멈추셨어 meomchusyeosseo	멈추셨어요 meomchusyeosseoyo	멈추셨습니까 meomchusyeotseumnikka
Imperative		멈추시라 meomchusira	멈추셔 meomchusyeo	멈추세요 meomchuseyo	멈추십시오 meomchusipsio
Assertive		멈추시겠다 meomchusigetda	멈추시겠어 meomchusigesseo	멈추시겠어요 meomchusigesseoyo	멈추시겠습니다 meomchusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		멈추셔 meomchusyeo	멈추셔서 meomchusyeoseo	멈추시니 meomchusini	멈추시니까 meomchusinikka
Contrast		멈추시지만 meomchusijiman	멈추시는데 meomchusineunde	멈추시더니 meomchusideoni
Conjunction		멈추시고 meomchusigo
Condition		멈추시면 meomchusimyeon	멈추셔야 meomchusyeoya
Motive		멈추시려고 meomchusiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		멈추심 meomchusim	멈추시기 meomchusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		멈추셨음 meomchusyeosseum	멈추셨기 meomchusyeotgi
Determiners	Past	멈추신 meomchusin
	Present	멈추시는 meomchusineun
	Future	멈추실 meomchusil

Related terms

• 멎다 (meotda)