멈춰
meomchwo
The English phrase stop can be translated into Korean as 멈춰 (meomchwo).
멈춰 is used when asking someone to physically stop. If you want to ask someone to stop doing something that is bothering or annoying you, you might instead use 그만해 주세요 (please cease/quit). In situations where you need to tell someone to wait a second, the phrase 잠깐만 can be used interchangeably with stop.
Meaning: not to continue (verb)
Which one should you use?
멈추다 is the dictionary or infinitive form of the verb, while 멈춰 is a conjugated form used in actual speech. The phrase 그만해 is a common way to say 'stop' in an informal setting among friends.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
멈춰 is the informal/casual version. The polite version is 멈춰요, and the formal command version is 멈추세요.
How do you pronounce it?
meomchwo
Did you know?
- In modern Korean internet slang, the single word 멈춰 is often used as a meme to tell someone to 'freeze' or 'stop' an absurd or cringe-worthy behavior, much like a referee calling a foul.
- Korean has different words for 'stop' depending on whether a machine is stopping or a person is stopping, which English combines into one word.
- When telling someone to stop in a professional or military setting, the command 정지 (jeong-ji) is used instead of 멈춰.
Examples in context
- 그것 좀 멈춰 줄래?Would you stop doing that?This sentence is useful for asking someone to stop a specific action using 멈춰.Tatoeba #8366776 by Eunhee, translation #3820106 by CK
- 넌 그 사람을 멈춰야 해.You must stop him.This sentence is useful for expressing the necessity to stop someone using 멈춰.Tatoeba #11105118 by intertime, translation #1582133 by Spamster
- 멈춰!Stop it!This sentence is useful for a direct command to stop using 멈춰.Tatoeba #4708183 by rainbow4us, translation #1042227 by yessoos
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ji-hun and Seo-yeon are walking and Ji-hun is teasing her.
- 지훈 Ji-hun너 계속 그러면 나 화낼 거야.neo gyesok geureomyeon na hwanael geoya.If you keep doing that, I'm going to get angry.
- 서연 Seo-yeon장난이야, 이제 그만 멈춰.jangnaniya, ije geuman meomchwo.It's a joke, just stop now.
- 지훈 Ji-hun알았어, 이제 안 할게.arasseo, ije an halge.Okay, I won't do it anymore.
- 서연 Seo-yeon그래, 이제 같이 가자.geurae, ije gachi gaja.Right, let's go together now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
