Example Sentences#

1. 멈추지 않고 나아가고 싶어¹
   I want to keep moving forward
   • 멈추다 means ‘to stop’.
   • -지 않다 is a negation pattern, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 않다 as an auxiliary verb for negation.
2. 멈추지 마, 이 순간²
   Don’t stop, not in this moment
   • 멈추다 means ‘to stop’.
   • -지 말다 is a negation pattern used for imperatives, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 말다 as an auxiliary verb to negate commands.
3. 멈춘 시계 위에서 가벼워지는 발걸음³
   Footsteps growing lighter upon the stopped clock
   • 멈추다 means ‘to stop’.
   • -ㄴ is a past tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
4. 엄마가 곶감을 주자 아기는 바로 울음을 멈췄습니다.⁴
   As soon as the mother gave the baby the dried persimmon, the baby stopped crying immediately.
   • 멈추다 means ‘to stop’.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.