낮다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be low
Every form of 낮다 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
- 낮은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 낮아
- -으니Since
- 낮으니
- 합니다Formal
- 낮습니다
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 | 낮아요 | 낮습니다 | 낮아 | 낮다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 낮았어요 | 낮았습니다 | 낮았어 | 낮았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 낮겠어요 | 낮겠습니다 | 낮겠어 | 낮겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 낮을 거예요 | 낮을 것입니다 | 낮을 거야 | 낮을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 낮아요? | 낮습니까? | 낮아? | 낮으니? |
| 과거Past | 낮았어요? | 낮았습니까? | 낮았어? | 낮았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 낮아요 | 안 낮습니다 | 안 낮아 | 안 낮다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 낮지 않아요 | 낮지 않습니다 | 낮지 않아 | 낮지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 낮으세요 | 낮으십니다 | 낮으셔 | 낮으시다 |
| 과거Past | 낮으셨어요 | 낮으셨습니다 | 낮으셨어 | 낮으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 낮은
- 과거Past
- 낮은
- 미래Future
- 낮을
- 회상Used to
- 낮던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 낮고
- -게-ly / so that
- 낮게
- -어서so / and then
- 낮아서
- -으니까since
- 낮으니까
- -으면if / when
- 낮으면
- -지만but
- 낮지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 낮은데
- -어도even if
- 낮아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 낮다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
그러나 다른 부분에서는 사람보다 낮을 수도 있습니다.
But in other cases they may be lower.
낮은 차원에서는 다음과 같은 결과가 있다.
In low dimensions, there are the following results:
당신 수준이 낮은 거야
You have incredibly low standards. - Mm-hmm.
얼마나 낮게 갈 수 있나요?
How low can you go?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 낮다 in Korean?
낮다 (to be low) is 낮아요 in the polite 해요체, 낮습니다 in formal 합니다체, 낮아 in casual 반말 and 낮다 in the plain written style. The past is 낮았어요.
What is the past tense of 낮다?
낮았어요 in everyday polite speech, 낮았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 낮아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 낮다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 낮습니다, 낮아, 낮으니 all keep 낮 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 낮다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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