To quit in Korean 🇰🇷

그만두다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of “그만두다” as “to stop” or “to quit” an action. Imagine someone saying “that’s enough” (“그만”) and then “do it” (“두다”), linking the idea of stopping with the sound of the word.
• The syllable “그만” often appears when emphasizing ending or stopping something.

Explanation:
• “그만두다” is a verb meaning “to quit” or “to stop doing something.” It is commonly used when someone decides to end an activity, habit, or job.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 포기하다 (pogihada) – to give up
• 중단하다 (jungdanhada) – to suspend or discontinue
• 끝내다 (kkeutnaeda) – to finish or complete (sometimes used in the context of stopping)

Conjugations:

Basic (Dictionary form):
• 그만두다 (geumanduda) – to quit

Present Tense:
• Informal low: 그만둬 (geumandwo) – Example: “그만둬!” (“Quit it!”)
• Informal high: 그만둬요 (geumandwoyo) – Example: “그만둬요.” (“Please quit.”)
• Formal: 그만둡니다 (geumandupnida) – Example: “저는 담배를 그만둡니다.” (“I quit smoking.”)

Past Tense:
• Informal low: 그만뒀어 (geumandwosseo) – Example: “난 그만뒀어.” (“I quit it.”)
• Informal high: 그만뒀어요 (geumandwosseoyo) – Example: “그는 직장을 그만뒀어요.” (“He quit his job.”)
• Formal: 그만두었습니다 (geumandueosseumnida) – Example: “우리는 프로젝트를 그만두었습니다.” (“We quit the project.”)

Future Tense:
• Informal low: 그만둘 거야 (geumandul geoya) – Example: “나는 학교를 그만둘 거야.” (“I will quit school.”)
• Informal high: 그만둘 거예요 (geumandul geoyeyo) – Example: “그녀는 운동을 그만둘 거예요.” (“She will quit exercising.”)
• Formal: 그만둘 것입니다 (geumandul geosimnida) – Example: “그는 회사를 그만둘 것입니다.” (“He will quit the company.”)

Example Sentences:
1. “나는 담배를 그만둔다.”
Romanized: “Naneun dambae-reul geumandunda.”
(I quit smoking.)

2. “그는 직장을 그만두었다.”
Romanized: “Geuneun jikjangeul geumandu-eotta.”
(He quit his job.)

3. “내일 그녀가 운동을 그만둘 것이다.”
Romanized: “Naeil geunyeoga undong-eul geumandul geosida.”
(She will quit exercising tomorrow.)

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