Did not finish/end (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

안 끝났어요 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Recognize that 끝 (kkeut) means “end” or “finish.”
• Remember that adding 안 (an) before a verb negates it, so 안 끝났어요 (an kkeutnasseoyo) means “has not ended/finished.”
• The polite ending -었어요 (-eosseoyo) indicates past tense in a respectful way.

Explanations:
• 끝나다 (kkeutnada) is the base form meaning “to finish” or “to end.”
• 안 끝났어요 (an kkeutnasseoyo) is the negative past polite form, meaning “did not finish / has not ended.”

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 끝내지 않았어요 (kkeutnaeji anasseoyo) – “did not finish”
• 완료되지 않았어요 (wanlyodoeji anasseoyo) – “has not been completed” (more formal)

Conjugations of 끝나다:
• Infinitive: 끝나다 (kkeutnada) – “to finish/end”
• Present Tense:
 – Positive: 끝나요 (kkeutnayo) – “finishes/ends”
 – Negative: 안 끝나요 (an kkeutnayo) – “does not finish/end”
• Past Tense:
 – Positive: 끝났어요 (kkeutnasseoyo) – “finished/ended”
 – Negative: 안 끝났어요 (an kkeutnasseoyo) – “did not finish/end”
• Future Tense:
 – Positive: 끝날 거예요 (kkeutnal geoyeyo) – “will finish/end”
 – Negative: 안 끝날 거예요 (an kkeutnal geoyeyo) – “will not finish/end”

Example Sentences:
1. 수업이 아직 안 끝났어요.
 Romanization: Soo-eob-i ajik an kkeutnasseoyo.
 Translation: “The class hasn’t finished yet.”
2. 영화가 아직 안 끝났어요.
 Romanization: Yeonghwa-ga ajik an kkeutnasseoyo.
 Translation: “The movie hasn’t ended yet.”

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