늘어
neu-ruh
neureo
늘다
To say to increase politely in the present tense, use 늘어요 (neu-ruh-yoh) · neureoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 늘다 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 | 늘어요 neu-ruh-yoh neureoyo | 늡니다 neum-nee-dah neumnida | |
| Past | 늘었어 neu-ruh-ssuh neureosseo | 늘었어요 neu-ruh-ssuh-yoh neureosseoyo | 늘었습니다 neu-ruh-sseum-nee-dah neureosseumnida |
| Future | 늘 거야 neul guh-yah neul geoya | 늘 거예요 neul guh-yae-yoh neul geoyeyo | 늘 겁니다 neul guhm-nee-dah neul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
느세요
neu-sae-yoh
neuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
늘어요
neu-ruh-yoh
neureoyo
Question Polite (요)
늘어요?
neu-ruh-yoh-?
neureoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
늘고
neul-goh
neulgo
Conditional "if" — (면)
늘면
neul-myuhn
neulmyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
늘고 있어요
neul-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neulgo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
늘고 싶어요
neul-goh shee-puh-yoh
neulgo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
늘 수 있어요
neul soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
늘어서
neu-ruh-suh
neureoseo
Noun form — (기)
늘기
neul-gee
neulgi
Noun form — (음)
늚
neum