Korean

늘어나다

늘어나다
Meaning: to increase, to grow, to stretch
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 늘어나다
Present 늘어난다
Polite 늘어나요
Formal 늘어납니다
Past 늘어났다
Past + Polite 늘어났어요
Guess + Polite 늘어나겠어요
Connective 늘어나고
Conditional 늘어나면
Volitional 늘어나자
Imperative 늘어나라
Imperative + Polite 늘어나세요
Attributive 늘어나는 / 늘어난 / 늘어날

Example sentences

Since I started exercising recently, my muscle mass has increased a lot.
최근 경제 불황으로 실업 인구가 급격히 늘어났다.
The unemployed population has increased sharply due to the recent economic recession.
물은 얼면 부피가 늘어납니다.
When water freezes, its volume increases.
경기 악화로 인해 실업자 수가 급격히 늘어났다.
The number of unemployed people has increased sharply due to the economic recession.
어머니의 눈가에 주름이 늘어났다.
Wrinkles increased around mother's eyes.
올해 우리 기업의 수출액이 크게 늘어났다.
Our company's export volume increased significantly this year.
열심히 일할수록 빚이 늘어나는 것은 아이러니한 일이다.
It is an irony that the harder you work, the more your debt increases.

Usage Notes

Used when the volume, quantity, or length of something becomes larger, longer, or more than it was originally.

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