취소하다 (chwisohada) Conjugation: Meaning, Forms & Examples

Key Facts

• Hangul: 취소하다 (chwisohada)
• Meaning: to cancel
• Level: B1
• Stem: 취소하
• Class: 하다 type
• Objects: transitive

Meaning and Register

취소하다 means to cancel: 예약을 취소하다. It takes an object with 을/를, and it pairs with 예약 (booking), 주문 (order) and 약속 (plans).

The central meaning:

• to cancel. Call off a booking, plan or order: 예약을 취소하다.

Grammar note: Takes an object with 을/를: 예약을 취소해요.

Usage note: Common in shopping and travel. Pairs with 예약, 주문, 약속.

Sound

Most forms are read as written. The main changes are 취소했어요 [취소해써요] and 취소합니다 [취소함니다].

Example Sentences

예약을 is the object: the reservation is what you cancel.

비가 와서 (because it rained) gives the reason before the cancelled plan.

The conditional 취소하면 (if you cancel) leads to the refund: 돈을 돌려받아요 means you get your money back.

Chwisohada Conjugation Table

하다 pattern: 취소해요, 취소했어요, 취소해; 취소합니다, 취소하면, 취소하는. Negatives: 취소 안 해요, 취소하지 않아요.

Class: 하다 Type

하다 type: 하 + 여 contracts to 해, so every ending that starts with 아/어 becomes 해-.

Common Mistake

Wrong: ✗ 약속이 취소했어요.

Correct: ✓ 약속을 취소했어요 / 약속이 취소됐어요.

Why: Use 을/를 when you cancel; use the passive 취소되다 when it gets cancelled.

Learners mix the active and passive patterns. With 이/가 on the plan you need the passive 취소되다; with the active 취소하다 the plan takes 을/를.

Confusable Verbs

Cancelling and Being Cancelled

Three things are routinely cancelled: a booking (예약), an order (주문) and an appointment or plan (약속). Each has its own verb, 예약하다, 주문하다 and 약속하다, and 취소하다 undoes any of them.

The active and passive versions answer different questions. If you made the decision, say 약속을 취소했어요. To focus on the cancelled plan, use 취소되다, as in 약속이 취소됐어요. This wording leaves the person responsible unstated.

The third example shows why cancelling matters: 돈을 돌려받아요 means you get your money back. The conditional 취소하면 fits because refunds depend on the cancellation happening first. 그만두다 is the nearby verb, but it is for quitting something that is already running, such as a job, and not for calling off a single arranged item.

Two of the examples are worth copying as templates. The first states the plain action with a direct object, 예약을 취소해요. The second gives a reason with 비가 와서 before the cancelled plan, which is the usual order when explaining why an appointment fell through.

Cancelling a Restaurant Reservation

A customer phones a restaurant about tonight’s booking. The employee checks the customer’s intention before reporting that the cancellation is complete.

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The customer first states a wish with 취소하고 싶어요. 취소해 주세요 asks the employee to do the action, and 취소했어요 confirms that it has happened. The final past-tense statement matters: wanting to cancel and completing the cancellation are separate stages.

What Do Cancellation Labels Mean?

예약 취소 means reservation cancellation, 주문 취소 means order cancellation, and 결제 취소 means payment cancellation. These are noun labels, so an app button may show them without 하다. In a full sentence about what you do, use the verb and mark the cancelled item with 을/를.

취소 요청 means a cancellation request. 취소 완료 means cancellation complete. The first label describes a request being made; the second reports completion. When reading an order screen, those extra nouns tell you more than 취소 alone. A request can still need processing before the status changes.

무료 취소 means free cancellation. 취소 수수료 means a cancellation fee. These phrases describe the conditions attached to cancelling, rather than a different meaning of 취소하다. Read the deadline and conditions beside the label; the verb itself promises neither a refund nor free cancellation.

Where Will You See 취소하다?

Shopping apps, travel bookings and appointment messages use 취소 and its verb forms. A short button labelled 취소 can also mean cancelling the current action or closing a dialogue box. On that kind of screen, the button may abandon an edit rather than cancel an existing booking. The surrounding message tells you what will be affected.

A notice with 취소됐어요 or 취소되었습니다 reports that something has been cancelled. It may leave the person responsible unstated. You can use the active 취소했어요 when explaining your own action, but the passive wording does not automatically mean the decision was outside your control.

At a service counter, 취소하고 싶어요 introduces your request politely. 취소하세요 is an instruction to the other person to cancel. The honorific ending makes the instruction polite in form, but it does not turn it into a request for staff to cancel your booking on your behalf. 취소해 주세요 makes that request clearer.

Related Words on a Booking Screen

The shopping vocabulary lesson teaches words for payments, orders and refunds. Keeping 취소 and 환불 distinct helps you ask about both the booking status and the money.

Keep the Person and the Booking in Their Roles

In 예약을 취소했어요, the speaker or another person cancelled the reservation. In 예약이 취소됐어요, the reservation is the subject of the completed cancellation. The particle change goes with a verb change: 을 with 취소하다, 이 with 취소되다. Changing only the particle leaves the sentence with the wrong relationship.

The example 취소하면 돈을 돌려받아요 illustrates a conditional sentence. It applies to a situation where a refund is available. It is not a rule for every purchase. To describe a particular cancellation, keep the grammatical condition separate from the business’s actual refund terms.

Mini Drill

1. Choose 을 or 이: 예약__ 취소했어요.
2. Complete “the reservation was cancelled”: 예약이 ____.
3. Write the short negative of 취소해요.
4. Ask staff to cancel it for you.

Quick Self-Test

1. Does 취소 요청 mean the cancellation is finished?
2. Which word names the money being returned?
3. Does 취소하다 itself guarantee that cancelling is free?

FAQ

Which Particle Marks the Thing Cancelled?

을/를, as in 예약을 취소해요 (I cancel the reservation).

What Is the Passive of 취소하다?

취소되다 (to be cancelled), as in 약속이 취소됐어요 (the plans were cancelled).

What Is the Polite Past?

취소했어요 (I cancelled), read [취소해써요].

How Do I Say "If You Cancel"?

Use the conditional 취소하면, as in 취소하면 돈을 돌려받아요 (if you cancel, you get your money back).

What Nouns Does 취소하다 Usually Go With?

예약 (booking), 주문 (order) and 약속 (plans, appointment).

Related Verbs

• 예약하다
• 주문하다
• 약속하다
• 그만두다

Next Steps

Read 예약하다 and 주문하다, then 약속하다 and 그만두다.

To try other forms of 취소하다 yourself, open the Korean verb conjugator; all entries are listed in the verb dictionary.