억누르다

to suppress

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
억누르는
아/어Infinitive
억눌러
-으니Since
억누르니
합니다Formal
억누릅니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 억눌러요억누릅니다억눌러억누른다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 억눌렀어요억눌렀습니다억눌렀어억눌렀다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 억누르겠어요억누르겠습니다억누르겠어억누르겠다
-을 것이다Going to 억누를 거예요억누를 것입니다억누를 거야억누를 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 억눌러요?억누릅니까?억눌러?억누르니?
과거Past 억눌렀어요?억눌렀습니까?억눌렀어?억눌렀니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 억누르세요억누르십시오억눌러억눌러라
청유Let's 억눌러요억누릅시다억눌러억누르자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 억눌러요안 억누릅니다안 억눌러안 억누른다
-지 않다Not (long) 억누르지 않아요억누르지 않습니다억누르지 않아억누르지 않는다
못Cannot 못 억눌러요못 억누릅니다못 억눌러못 억누른다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 억누르세요억누르십니다억누르셔억누르신다
과거Past 억누르셨어요억누르셨습니다억누르셨어억누르셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
억누르는
과거Past
억누른
미래Future
억누를
회상Used to
억누르던

Joining clauses

-고and
억누르고
-게-ly / so that
억누르게
-어서so / and then
억눌러서
-으니까since
억누르니까
-으면if / when
억누르면
-지만but
억누르지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
억누르는데
-어도even if
억눌러도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 억누르고 있어요억누르고 있습니다억누르고 있어억누르고 있다
과거Was doing 억누르고 있었어요억누르고 있었습니다억누르고 있었어억누르고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

자신을 억누르고 숨기게끔 만듭니다.

That's what makes you hold it in and hide it.

감정을 계속 억누르고 있었는데,

I kept my emotions on hold.

그를 위험하게 억눌러서

They placed him in a dangerous hold.

하지만 그들을 억누르지 않으려고 노력하지요.

We're not trying to stifle them.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 억누르다 in Korean?

억누르다 (to suppress) is 억눌러요 in the polite 해요체, 억누릅니다 in formal 합니다체, 억눌러 in casual 반말 and 억누른다 in the plain written style. The past is 억눌렀어요.

What is the past tense of 억누르다?

억눌렀어요 in everyday polite speech, 억눌렀습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 억눌러 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 억누르다 irregular?

Yes — it is 르 irregular (르 불규칙). 르 doubles its ㄹ and takes 아/어: 모르다 → 몰라요. That is why the stem looks different in 억눌러 and 억누르니 but unchanged in 억누릅니다.

What TOPIK level is 억누르다?

5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.

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