Korean

늘다

늘다
Meaning: to increase; to improve; to grow
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 늘다
Present 는다
Polite 늘어요
Formal 늡니다
Past 늘었다
Past + Polite 늘었어요
Guess + Polite 늘겠어요
Connective 늘고
Conditional 늘면
Volitional 늘자
Imperative 늘어라
Imperative + Polite 느세요
Attributive 늘는 / 늘은 / 늘을

Example sentences

실력이 많이 늘었다.
My skills have improved a lot.
최근 범죄 발생이 늘고 있다.
Recently, the incidence of crime has been increasing.
고객 불만이 늘자 회사는 새 환불 방침을 정했다.
As customer complaints increased, the company set a new refund policy.
이번 달 소득이 많이 늘었다.
This month's income increased a lot.
신제품 출시 이후 매출이 급격히 늘었다.
Sales have increased rapidly since the launch of the new product.

Usage Notes

Can refer to an increase in quantity, size, or ability.

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