Korean

그만두다

그만두다
Meaning: to quit; to stop
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 그만두다
Present 그만둔다
Polite 그만둬요
Formal 그만둡니다
Past 그만뒀다
Past + Polite 그만뒀어요
Guess + Polite 그만두겠어요
Connective 그만두고
Conditional 그만두면
Volitional 그만두자
Imperative 그만둬라
Imperative + Polite 그만두세요
Attributive 그만두는 / 그만둔 / 그만둘

Example sentences

He quit the work he was doing and left on a trip.
개인적인 사정으로 회사를 그만두게 되었습니다.
I had to leave the company due to personal reasons.
그는 직장을 그만두고 놀고 있다.
He quit his job and is currently unemployed.
그는 회사를 그만둔 후 한동안 백수로 지냈다.
After quitting the company, he lived as an unemployed person for a while.
그는 직장을 그만두고 전업 작가로 활동을 시작했다.
He quit his job and started working as a full-time writer.
그런 말도 안 되는 개소리는 이제 그만둬.
Stop that nonsense that doesn't make any sense.
그는 상사에게 사직서를 제출하고 회사를 그만두었다.
He submitted his resignation letter to his boss and quit the company.
그 문제에 대해 더 이상의 왈가왈부는 그만둡시다.
Let's stop any further arguing about that problem.
그런 시시한 농담은 그만두고 진지한 이야기를 해 보자.
Stop making such trivial jokes and let's talk about something serious.

Usage Notes

Used when stopping an action or a job that was in progress.

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