Korean word

끊다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkkeunta

Meaning

  • verbhang up

Example

그는 통화 중에 끊었어.keu neun tong hwa chung e kkeu neo sseo

He hung up during the call.

Illustration for 끊다 (hang up)

More examples

그는 담배를 끊었어.keu neun tam bae reul kkeu neo sseo

He quit smoking.

Core concept

An ongoing connection or activity is brought to an end by cutting it off.

Common phrases

  • 통화를 끊다tong hwa reul kkeun ta

    hang up

  • 담배를 끊다tam bae reul kkeun ta

    quit smoking

  • 연락을 끊다yeol la geul kkeun ta

    cut off contact

Similar words

그만두다keumanduda: To decide that a habit, job, or activity will no longer continue.
포기하다pogihada: To stop pursuing a goal or plan before it is achieved.
중단하다chungdanhada: To bring an activity to a halt before it is finished, often in formal contexts.

Definition in Korean

이어지던 사물이나 상태의 연결을 끊어 멈추게 하거나 끝내는 동사i eo ji deon sa mu ri na sang tae ui yeon gyeo reul kkeu neo meom chu ge ha geo na kkeun nae neun tong sa

Word origin

The exact beginning of this Korean verb is not known, so a more specific origin would be a guess.

Usage tips

  • English learners should not treat this as phone vocabulary only, because Korean uses the same verb for stopping many ongoing things.

Other meanings

  • stopverb
  • interruptverb
  • disconnectverb

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