Stop in Korean 🇰🇷

멎다 info.

Tips to Remember the Word:
• Think of the sound “meot” in “멎다” as a sudden cut-off, like abruptly stopping something.
• Associate “멎다” with images of something coming to a complete halt, similar to a stopped heartbeat.

Explanations:
• “멎다” means “to stop” or “to come to a complete halt.” It’s often used in more dramatic or literary contexts, for example referring to a heartbeat stopping.
• It is similar in meaning to “멈추다” (to stop, cease) or “중단되다” (to be halted).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 멈추다 (meomchuda) – more common in everyday language for “stop.”
• 중단되다 (jungdandwida) – meaning “to be interrupted” or “to come to a halt.”

Conjugations for “멎다” (Infinitive form):
• Dictionary form: 멎다 (meotda)
• Present Tense (Polite): 멎어요 (meoteoyo)
• Past Tense (Polite): 멎었어요 (meoteosseoyo)
• Future Tense (Polite): 멎겠어요 (meotgesseoyo)
• Imperative (Polite): 멎으세요 (meoteuseyo)

Examples of Sentences:
• “심장이 멎었어요.”
 Romanized: “Simjangi meoteosseoyo.”
 Translation: “The heart stopped.”
• “그 소식에 모두의 호흡이 멎었어요.”
 Romanized: “Geu sosige modueui hoheubi meoteosseoyo.”
 Translation: “Everyone’s breath was taken away by the news.”
• “위험한 상황에서는 모든 움직임이 멎겠어요.”
 Romanized: “Wiheomhan sanghwangeseoneun modeun umjigimi meotgesseoyo.”
 Translation: “In a dangerous situation, all movements will come to a halt.”

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