줄어들어
choo-ruh-deu-ruh
jureodeureo
줄어들다
To say to decrease, to shrink politely in the present tense, use 줄어들어요 (choo-ruh-deu-ruh-yoh) · jureodeureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 줄어들다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (ㄹ stem): ㄹ-stem verbs end in ㄹ as the final consonant. They are conjugated regularly with vowel suffixes (살다 → 살아요), but the ㄹ drops before certain consonant suffixes — specifically before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and before the formal ending 습니다: 살다 → 사는, 삽니다, 살지 (ㄹ kept before ㅈ). This is sometimes called a "ㄹ drop" or "ㄹ irregular." See all ㄹ-stem verbs →
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
Highlighted = where the stem changes
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 줄어들어요 choo-ruh-deu-ruh-yoh jureodeureoyo | 줄어듭니다 choo-ruh-deum-nee-dah jureodeumnida | |
| Past | 줄어들었어 choo-ruh-deu-ruh-ssuh jureodeureosseo | 줄어들었어요 choo-ruh-deu-ruh-ssuh-yoh jureodeureosseoyo | 줄어들었습니다 choo-ruh-deu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah jureodeureosseumnida |
| Future | 줄어들 거야 choo-ruh-deul guh-yah jureodeul geoya | 줄어들 거예요 choo-ruh-deul guh-yae-yoh jureodeul geoyeyo | 줄어들 겁니다 choo-ruh-deul guhm-nee-dah jureodeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
줄어드세요
choo-ruh-deu-sae-yoh
jureodeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
줄어들어요
choo-ruh-deu-ruh-yoh
jureodeureoyo
Question Polite (요)
줄어들어요?
choo-ruh-deu-ruh-yoh-?
jureodeureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
줄어들고
choo-ruh-deul-goh
jureodeulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
줄어들면
choo-ruh-deul-myuhn
jureodeulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
줄어들고 있어요
choo-ruh-deul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
jureodeulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
줄어들고 싶어요
choo-ruh-deul-goh shee-puh-yoh
jureodeulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
줄어들 수 있어요
choo-ruh-deul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
jureodeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
줄어들어서
choo-ruh-deu-ruh-suh
jureodeureoseo
Noun form — (기)
줄어들기
choo-ruh-deul-gee
jureodeulgi
Noun form — (음)
줄어듦
choo-ruh-deum
jureodeum