Korean

줄어들다

줄어들다
Meaning: to decrease; to shrink; to diminish
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 줄어들다
Present 줄어든다
Polite 줄어들어요
Formal 줄어듭니다
Past 줄어들었다
Past + Polite 줄어들었어요
Guess + Polite 줄어들겠어요
Connective 줄어들고
Conditional 줄어들면
Volitional 줄어들자
Imperative 줄어들어라
Imperative + Polite 줄어드세요
Attributive 줄어들는 / 줄어들은 / 줄어들을

Example sentences

The population is gradually decreasing.
가뭄 때문에 올해 농작물 수확량이 줄어들었다.
The crop yield has decreased this year because of the drought.
운동을 시작한 후로 허리둘레가 많이 줄어들었다.
My waistline has decreased a lot since I started exercising.

Usage Notes

Used to describe something becoming smaller in size, quantity, or amount.

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