끝내다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 귿내다 (Yale: kutnayta). Causative form of 끝나다 (kkeunnada, “to be finished”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈ɯnnɛda̠] ~ [k͈ɯnne̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeunnaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeutnaeda
McCune–Reischauer?kkŭnnaeda
Yale Romanization?kkuthnayta

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 끝나다 (kkeunnada)
Causative끝내다 (kkeunnaeda)

끝내다 • (kkeunnaeda) (infinitive 끝내 or 끝내어, sequential 끝내니)

  1. To finish something.
    난 이것을 점심 시간까지 끝낼 것이다.
    nan igeoseul jeomsim sigankkaji kkeunnael geosida.
    I'll get this finished by lunchtime.

Conjugation

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