낮아
nah-chah
naja
descriptive
낮다
To say to be low (in height, in value) politely in the present tense, use 낮아요 (nah-chah-yoh) · najayo. Below is the full conjugation of 낮다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Grammar note (descriptive): Descriptive verbs (형용사) function like adjectives in Korean and conjugate the same way as regular action verbs. They cannot take the progressive -고 있어요 or imperative forms. 좋다 (to be good) → 좋아요; 크다 (to be big) → 커요 (으-irregular).
Conjugation table
pron. = pronunciation guide · RR = Revised Romanization
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 낮아요 nah-chah-yoh najayo | 낮습니다 naht-seum-nee-dah natseumnida | |
| Past | 낮았어 nah-chah-ssuh najasseo | 낮았어요 nah-chah-ssuh-yoh najasseoyo | 낮았습니다 nah-chah-sseum-nee-dah najasseumnida |
| Future | 낮을 거야 nah-cheul guh-yah najeul geoya | 낮을 거예요 nah-cheul guh-yae-yoh najeul geoyeyo | 낮을 겁니다 nah-cheul guhm-nee-dah najeul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
낮으세요
nah-cheu-sae-yoh
najeuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
낮아요
nah-chah-yoh
najayo
Question Polite (요)
낮아요?
nah-chah-yoh-?
najayo?
Connective "and" — (고)
낮고
naht-goh
natgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
낮으면
nah-cheu-myuhn
najeumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
낮고 있어요
naht-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
natgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
낮고 싶어요
naht-goh shee-puh-yoh
natgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
낮을 수 있어요
nah-cheul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
najeul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
낮아서
nah-chah-suh
najaseo
Noun form — (기)
낮기
naht-gee
natgi
Noun form — (음)
낮음
nah-cheum
najeum