끝나다, 끝내다

[efishjp4306]

Hi just curious to find out the difference between these two verbs. Seen them used as 'to end' in various lessons.


By the way, is 끊다 related to these 2 verbs?

[jaehwi]

Hi, efishjp4306.

I'm Jaehwi from Koreanclass101.com

끊다 and 끝나다(끝내다) are different verbs.

끊다 has ㄴ and ㅎ on the bottom, and it means 'to boil'

끝내다/끝나다 is related to the noun '끝(end)' and has ㅌ on the bottom. It meas 'to end', or 'to be end'.

I hope this would help you.

Thank you!

[efishjp4306]

Hi Jaewhi,

Isn't 끓다 to boil?

as for 끝내다 , is it the causative form of the original verb 끝나다 ?

So if I were to say 'The class ended', should I say
"수업이 끝났어요 "
Or
"수업이 끝냈어요" ?

From what I understand in your post, it seems like the first one

Thanks for your help!

[jaehwi]

Hi~!

Yes, 끓다 means to boil. You can say '라면이 끓다.' to say 'Ramen boils'

Also, '끝나다' is for the situation when something ends, such as the class ends '수업이 끝나다.' In this sentence, the subject is 'class'. and there is no object.
'끝내다' is for the situation that someone ends something, such as 'Teacher ends (finishes) the class / 선생님이 수업을 끝내다. In this sentence, the subject is 'teacher' and the object is 'class.'

So, the answer to your question will be '수업이 끝났어요'.

Then, could you make sentence that means 'My mother finishes(ends) cooking'? : )
Thanks for your help!

[efishjp4306]

Hi!

would it be: 엄마가 요리하기 끝내요.

고마워요!

[orbiter]

Methinks there is some confusion here:

끓다 - to boil
끊다 - to cut, sever, breakoff, hang up, give up e.g. 밧줄을 끊다 (cut a rope); 전화를 끊다 (hang up the phone); 술을 끊다 (to give up alcohol)