낮춰
naht-chwuh
natchwo
regular
낮추다
To say to make it lower, bring down politely in the present tense, use 낮춰요 (naht-chwuh-yoh) · natchwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 낮추다 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 | 낮춰요 naht-chwuh-yoh natchwoyo | 낮춥니다 naht-choom-nee-dah natchumnida | |
| Past | 낮췄어 naht-chwuh-ssuh natchwosseo | 낮췄어요 naht-chwuh-ssuh-yoh natchwosseoyo | 낮췄습니다 naht-chwuh-sseum-nee-dah natchwosseumnida |
| Future | 낮출 거야 naht-chool guh-yah natchul geoya | 낮출 거예요 naht-chool guh-yae-yoh natchul geoyeyo | 낮출 겁니다 naht-chool guhm-nee-dah natchul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낮추세요
naht-choo-sae-yoh
natchuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낮춰요
naht-chwuh-yoh
natchwoyo
Question Polite (요)
낮춰요?
naht-chwuh-yoh-?
natchwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낮추고
naht-choo-goh
natchugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
낮추면
naht-choo-myuhn
natchumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낮추고 있어요
naht-choo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
natchugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낮추고 싶어요
naht-choo-goh shee-puh-yoh
natchugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낮출 수 있어요
naht-chool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
natchul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낮춰서
naht-chwuh-suh
natchwoseo
Noun form — (기)
낮추기
naht-choo-gee
natchugi
Noun form — (음)
낮춤
naht-choom
natchum