Korean

억누르다

억누르다
Meaning: to suppress; to repress
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 억누르다
Present 억누른다
Polite 억눌러요
Formal 억누릅니다
Past 억눌렀다
Past + Polite 억눌렀어요
Guess + Polite 억누르겠어요
Connective 억누르고
Conditional 억누르면
Volitional 억누르자
Imperative 억눌러라
Imperative + Polite 억누르세요
Attributive 억누르는 / 억누른 / 억누를

Example

He struggled to suppress his rising anger.

Usage Notes

Used for holding back emotions, impulses, or oppressing something.

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