끊고

This is the 11471st most frequent Korean word.


끊고

"끊고" means "hanging up" or "disconnecting" (from 끊다, to cut off or stop).


끊고 is used here to indicate ending a phone call before doing something else.

나는 전화를 끊고 잠시 생각에 잠겼다.

I hung up the call and fell into thought for a moment.


끊고 is used here to describe severing a physical string or line to replace it.

그는 줄을 끊고 새로운 줄로 교체했다.

He cut the line and replaced it with a new one.


끊고 is used here symbolically to describe ending a personal relationship.

그녀는 관계를 끊고 새로운 시작을 찾으려고 했다.

She ended the relationship to seek a new beginning.