낮아져
nah-chah-chyuh
najajyeo
regular
낮아지다
To say to decrease politely in the present tense, use 낮아져요 (nah-chah-chyuh-yoh) · najajyeoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 낮아지다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (regular): Regular verbs and adjectives conjugate predictably. Before 어-series suffixes, vowels may contract (가 + 아 → 가, 보 + 아 → 봐), but no consonant in the stem changes. If the final vowel of the stem is ㅏ or ㅗ, use 아; otherwise use 어. Consonant-final stems: 먹 + 어 → 먹어; vowel-final: 가 + 아 → 가.
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 낮아져요 nah-chah-chyuh-yoh najajyeoyo | 낮아집니다 nah-chah-cheem-nee-dah najajimnida | |
| Past | 낮아졌어 nah-chah-chyuh-ssuh najajyeosseo | 낮아졌어요 nah-chah-chyuh-ssuh-yoh najajyeosseoyo | 낮아졌습니다 nah-chah-chyuh-sseum-nee-dah najajyeosseumnida |
| Future | 낮아질 거야 nah-chah-cheel guh-yah najajil geoya | 낮아질 거예요 nah-chah-cheel guh-yae-yoh najajil geoyeyo | 낮아질 겁니다 nah-chah-cheel guhm-nee-dah najajil geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낮아지세요
nah-chah-chee-sae-yoh
najajiseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낮아져요
nah-chah-chyuh-yoh
najajyeoyo
Question Polite (요)
낮아져요?
nah-chah-chyuh-yoh-?
najajyeoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낮아지고
nah-chah-chee-goh
najajigo
Conditional "if" — (면)
낮아지면
nah-chah-chee-myuhn
najajimyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낮아지고 있어요
nah-chah-chee-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
najajigo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낮아지고 싶어요
nah-chah-chee-goh shee-puh-yoh
najajigo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낮아질 수 있어요
nah-chah-cheel soo ee-ssuh-yoh
najajil su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낮아져서
nah-chah-chyuh-suh
najajyeoseo
Noun form — (기)
낮아지기
nah-chah-chee-gee
najajigi
Noun form — (음)
낮아짐
nah-chah-cheem
najajim