늘리다 Korean verb conjugation
to increase something
Every form of 늘리다 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
- 늘리는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 늘려
- -으니Since
- 늘리니
- 합니다Formal
- 늘립니다
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 | 늘려요 | 늘립니다 | 늘려 | 늘린다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 늘렸어요 | 늘렸습니다 | 늘렸어 | 늘렸다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 늘리겠어요 | 늘리겠습니다 | 늘리겠어 | 늘리겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 늘릴 거예요 | 늘릴 것입니다 | 늘릴 거야 | 늘릴 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늘려요? | 늘립니까? | 늘려? | 늘리니? |
| 과거Past | 늘렸어요? | 늘렸습니까? | 늘렸어? | 늘렸니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 늘리세요 | 늘리십시오 | 늘려 | 늘려라 |
| 청유Let's | 늘려요 | 늘립시다 | 늘려 | 늘리자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 늘려요 | 안 늘립니다 | 안 늘려 | 안 늘린다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 늘리지 않아요 | 늘리지 않습니다 | 늘리지 않아 | 늘리지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 늘려요 | 못 늘립니다 | 못 늘려 | 못 늘린다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늘리세요 | 늘리십니다 | 늘리셔 | 늘리신다 |
| 과거Past | 늘리셨어요 | 늘리셨습니다 | 늘리셨어 | 늘리셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 늘리는
- 과거Past
- 늘린
- 미래Future
- 늘릴
- 회상Used to
- 늘리던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 늘리고
- -게-ly / so that
- 늘리게
- -어서so / and then
- 늘려서
- -으니까since
- 늘리니까
- -으면if / when
- 늘리면
- -지만but
- 늘리지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 늘리는데
- -어도even if
- 늘려도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 늘리고 있어요 | 늘리고 있습니다 | 늘리고 있어 | 늘리고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 늘리고 있었어요 | 늘리고 있었습니다 | 늘리고 있었어 | 늘리고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 늘리다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
예산도 3배로 늘리는 것이 어떨까요?
I think we should triple the amount of money we're spending on it.
사업을 늘리기가 힘들죠.
You can't scale with people.
늘릴 방법이 있을지도 몰라
Maybe there's a way to make it last longer.
약을 잘라서 양을 늘리겠다
You cut the drug, you increase the inventory.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 늘리다 in Korean?
늘리다 (to increase something) is 늘려요 in the polite 해요체, 늘립니다 in formal 합니다체, 늘려 in casual 반말 and 늘린다 in the plain written style. The past is 늘렸어요.
What is the past tense of 늘리다?
늘렸어요 in everyday polite speech, 늘렸습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 늘려 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 늘리다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 늘립니다, 늘려, 늘리니 all keep 늘리 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 늘리다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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