늦춰
neut-chwuh
neutchwo
regular
늦추다
To say to loosen, to relax politely in the present tense, use 늦춰요 (neut-chwuh-yoh) · neutchwoyo. Below is the full conjugation of 늦추다 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 | 늦춰요 neut-chwuh-yoh neutchwoyo | 늦춥니다 neut-choom-nee-dah neutchumnida | |
| Past | 늦췄어 neut-chwuh-ssuh neutchwosseo | 늦췄어요 neut-chwuh-ssuh-yoh neutchwosseoyo | 늦췄습니다 neut-chwuh-sseum-nee-dah neutchwosseumnida |
| Future | 늦출 거야 neut-chool guh-yah neutchul geoya | 늦출 거예요 neut-chool guh-yae-yoh neutchul geoyeyo | 늦출 겁니다 neut-chool guhm-nee-dah neutchul geomnida |
Other useful forms
Honorific / Command Polite (-(으)세요)
늦추세요
neut-choo-sae-yoh
neutchuseyo
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
늦춰요
neut-chwuh-yoh
neutchwoyo
Question Polite (요)
늦춰요?
neut-chwuh-yoh-?
neutchwoyo?
Connective "and" — (고)
늦추고
neut-choo-goh
neutchugo
Conditional "if" — (면)
늦추면
neut-choo-myuhn
neutchumyeon
Progressive (고 있어요)
늦추고 있어요
neut-choo-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
neutchugo isseoyo
Want to (고 싶어요)
늦추고 싶어요
neut-choo-goh shee-puh-yoh
neutchugo sipeoyo
Can / Able to ((으)ㄹ 수 있어요)
늦출 수 있어요
neut-chool soo ee-ssuh-yoh
neutchul su isseoyo
Because / So (아/어서)
늦춰서
neut-chwuh-suh
neutchwoseo
Noun form — (기)
늦추기
neut-choo-gee
neutchugi
Noun form — (음)
늦춤
neut-choom
neutchum