줄어
choo-ruh
ㄹ stem
To say to decrease, to shrink politely in the present tense, use 줄어요 (choo-ruh-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 줄다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 줄어요 choo-ruh-yoh | 줍니다 choom-nee-dah | |
| Past | 줄었어 choo-ruh-ssuh | 줄었어요 choo-ruh-ssuh-yoh | 줄었습니다 choo-ruh-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 줄 거야 chool- -guh-yah | 줄 거예요 chool- -guh-yae-yoh | 줄 겁니다 chool- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
주세요
choo-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
줄어요
choo-ruh-yoh
Question Polite (요)
줄어요?
choo-ruh-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
줄고
chool-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
줄면
chool-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
줆
choom