낮추다 Korean verb conjugation
to lower
Every form of 낮추다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 낮추는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 낮춰
- -으니Since
- 낮추니
- 합니다Formal
- 낮춥니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 낮춰요 | 낮춥니다 | 낮춰 | 낮춘다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 낮췄어요 | 낮췄습니다 | 낮췄어 | 낮췄다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 낮추겠어요 | 낮추겠습니다 | 낮추겠어 | 낮추겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 낮출 거예요 | 낮출 것입니다 | 낮출 거야 | 낮출 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 낮춰요? | 낮춥니까? | 낮춰? | 낮추니? |
| 과거Past | 낮췄어요? | 낮췄습니까? | 낮췄어? | 낮췄니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 낮추세요 | 낮추십시오 | 낮춰 | 낮춰라 |
| 청유Let's | 낮춰요 | 낮춥시다 | 낮춰 | 낮추자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 낮춰요 | 안 낮춥니다 | 안 낮춰 | 안 낮춘다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 낮추지 않아요 | 낮추지 않습니다 | 낮추지 않아 | 낮추지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 낮춰요 | 못 낮춥니다 | 못 낮춰 | 못 낮춘다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 낮추세요 | 낮추십니다 | 낮추셔 | 낮추신다 |
| 과거Past | 낮추셨어요 | 낮추셨습니다 | 낮추셨어 | 낮추셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 낮추는
- 과거Past
- 낮춘
- 미래Future
- 낮출
- 회상Used to
- 낮추던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 낮추고
- -게-ly / so that
- 낮추게
- -어서so / and then
- 낮춰서
- -으니까since
- 낮추니까
- -으면if / when
- 낮추면
- -지만but
- 낮추지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 낮추는데
- -어도even if
- 낮춰도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 낮추고 있어요 | 낮추고 있습니다 | 낮추고 있어 | 낮추고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 낮추고 있었어요 | 낮추고 있었습니다 | 낮추고 있었어 | 낮추고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 낮추다
- 1이 (2에게) 3을 낮추다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
즉, 스트레스를 낮춰준다는 거죠.
So it lowers your stress.
그렇다면 우리는 어떻게 해서 비용을 낮출수 있을까요?
So how could we bring these costs down?
다른 사람을 낮추지 않는다고 해서 그들을 높이는 것은 아니죠.
Not holding someone down isn't the same as lifting them up.
몸 낮추고 어서 나가자!
Just stay low and move out!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 낮추다 in Korean?
낮추다 (to lower) is 낮춰요 in the polite 해요체, 낮춥니다 in formal 합니다체, 낮춰 in casual 반말 and 낮춘다 in the plain written style. The past is 낮췄어요.
What is the past tense of 낮추다?
낮췄어요 in everyday polite speech, 낮췄습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 낮춰 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 낮추다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 낮춥니다, 낮춰, 낮추니 all keep 낮추 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 낮추다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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