止やめる vs. 辞やめる: A Quick Guide to Figure Them Out

止やめる vs. 辞やめる: A Quick Guide to Figure Them Out

What is the difference between “止やめる(yameru) and 辞やめる(辞やめる)”? Which is used as the meaning of “quite”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

止やめる(yameru)

Stop / 停止 / 그만두다 / Dừng/bỏ

“止やめる” means “Stop” and which has been used as the meaning of “to finish doing something that you do regularly or as a habit or to pause for a short time while traveling or during an activity”. The basic way to use it is “私わたしは___を止やめる。(I stop ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしはタバコを止やめる。(I stop smoking.)”, “私わたしはフェイスブックを止やめる。(I stop using Facebook.)”, etc. The tips for using it are that “止やめる” is used as the meaning of “someone stops something, but he/she MAY RESTART.”, unlike “辞やめる”. Everybody could use “止やめる” in daily conversations as casual and in business situations as formal such as “フェイスブックを止やめたよ。(I stopped using Facebook.)” as casual and “フェイスブックを止やめました。(I stopped using Facebook.)” as formal and which is also used as polite.

なんでフェイスブック止やめたの？ (Why did you stop using Facebook?) (你为什么要停止脸书？) (왜 페이스북 그만둔거야?) (Tại sao bạn bỏ Facebook vậy?)

タバコを止やめるのって難むずかしいのかなー？ (I wonder if it’s hard to stop smoking.) (戒烟很难吗？) (담배를 끊는다는 건 어려운 걸까?) (Bỏ hút thuốc lá có khó không nhỉ?)

やる気きがないんだったら、止やめなよ。 (If you don’t have motivation for that, just stop that.) (没有干劲的话那就不要干了。) (의욕이 없는 거라면, 그만둬.) (Nếu không có động lực, hãy dừng lại đi.)

今月末こんげつまつにジムに行いくのを止やめます。 (I’ll stop going to the gym at the end of this month.) (我这个月底就不去健身房了。) (이달 말에 헬스 클럽에 가는 걸 그만둘 겁니다.) (Tôi sẽ ngừng đi đến phòng tập thể dục vào cuối tháng này.)

辞やめる(yameru)

Quit / 辞退 / 포기하다 / Từ bỏ

“辞やめる” means “quit” and which has been used as the meaning of “to leave a job or school permanently”. The basic way to use it is “私わたしは___を辞やめる。(I quit ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしは学校がっこうを辞やめる。(I quit the school.)”, “私わたしは会社かいしゃを辞やめる。(I quit my job.)”, etc. The tips for using it are that “辞やめる” is used as the meaning of “quit school, club, job, etc and WON’T RESTART”, unlike “止やめる”. Everybody could use “止やめる” in daily conversations as casual and in business situations as formal such as “会社かいしゃを辞やめたよ。(I quit my job.)” as casual and “会社かいしゃを辞やめました。(I quit my job.)” as formal and which is also used as polite.

お姉ねえちゃんは仕事しごとを辞やめて、専業主婦せんぎょうしゅふになったんだー。 (My sister quit her job to be a full-time mom.) (我姐姐辞掉了工作，成了一名全职家庭主妇。) (언니는 일을 포기하고 전업 주부가 되었어.) (Chị gái tôi đã thôi việc và trở thành bà nội trợ toàn thời gian.)

弟おとうとが３カ月さんかげつで学校がっこう辞やめたんだ。 (My brother quit that school after three months.) (我弟弟3个月就不去上学了。) (동생이 3개월 만에 학교를 포기했어.) (Em trai tôi đã bỏ học được 3 tháng.)

１年前いちねんまえにテニス辞やめちゃった。 (I quit playing tennis 1 year ago.) (我一年前就不打网球了。) (1년 전에 테니스를 포기해버렸어.) (Tôi đã bỏ chơi quần vợt từ một năm trước rồi.)

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兄にいちゃんが先月せんげつ、仕事しごとを辞やめたらしい。 (It seems like my brother quit his job last month.) (我哥哥好像上个月就离职了。) (형이 지난 달 일을 포기했데.) (Có vẻ như anh tôi đã bỏ việc vào tháng trước.)

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