멈추고

In a sentence

• 이 차는 갑자기 멈추고 길가에 섰어요.

  This car abruptly stopped and pulled over to the roadside.

  Here, '멈추고' is used to indicate the car ceased motion, emphasizing the action of stopping in a physical sense.

• 생각을 멈추고 마음의 소리에 귀를 기울이세요.

  Stop thinking and listen to the sound of your heart.

  In this context, '멈추고' conveys the cessation of an internal mental process, such as thinking, to focus on another action.

• 비가 멈추고 나니 하늘이 맑아졌어요.

  After the rain stopped, the sky became clear.

  Here, '멈추고' signifies the stopping of the rain, a natural phenomenon, leading to a subsequent change in the situation.