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Leave work in Korean 🇰🇷


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leave work 퇴근하다
How to say “leave work” in Korean? “퇴근하다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “퇴근하다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on leave work in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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퇴근하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of 퇴근하다 (toe-geun-ha-da) as “to exit” or “to push away from the office” after finishing a long day.
• Remember that “퇴” sounds like “tore” (as in “tore away from work”), and “근” is linked with work (근무 means “duty” or “work”) so together they remind you of leaving work.

Explanations:
• 퇴근하다 is a compound verb combining the noun 퇴근 (leaving work/off duty) with 하다 (to do), meaning “to leave work.”
• It is commonly used when referring to finishing one’s workday and heading home.

Similar Words:
• 퇴근하다 is the standard term, though you might also hear expressions like 일을 마치고 집에 간다 (“finish work and go home”) to indicate the same idea.

Conjugations of 퇴근하다:
• Present (informal polite): 퇴근해요 (toe-geun-hae-yo) / (formal polite: 퇴근합니다 [toe-geun-ham-ni-da])
• Past (informal polite): 퇴근했어요 (toe-geun-haet-seo-yo) / (formal polite: 퇴근했습니다 [toe-geun-haet-seum-ni-da])
• Future (informal polite): 퇴근할 거예요 (toe-geun-hal geo-ye-yo) / (formal polite: 퇴근할 것입니다 [toe-geun-hal geo-sim-ni-da])

Examples in Sentences:
• I’m leaving work now.
– 지금 퇴근해요. (Ji-geum toe-geun-hae-yo.)
• He left work early yesterday.
– 어제 그는 퇴근했어요. (Eo-je geu-neun toe-geun-haet-seo-yo.)
• We will leave work soon.
– 곧 퇴근할 거예요. (Got toe-geun-hal geo-ye-yo.)

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