늘어나다 Korean verb conjugation
to increase
Every form of 늘어나다 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
- 늘어나는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 늘어나
- -으니Since
- 늘어나니
- 합니다Formal
- 늘어납니다
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 | 늘어나요 | 늘어납니다 | 늘어나 | 늘어난다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 늘어났어요 | 늘어났습니다 | 늘어났어 | 늘어났다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 늘어나겠어요 | 늘어나겠습니다 | 늘어나겠어 | 늘어나겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 늘어날 거예요 | 늘어날 것입니다 | 늘어날 거야 | 늘어날 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늘어나요? | 늘어납니까? | 늘어나? | 늘어나니? |
| 과거Past | 늘어났어요? | 늘어났습니까? | 늘어났어? | 늘어났니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 늘어나세요 | 늘어나십시오 | 늘어나 | 늘어나라 |
| 청유Let's | 늘어나요 | 늘어납시다 | 늘어나 | 늘어나자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 늘어나요 | 안 늘어납니다 | 안 늘어나 | 안 늘어난다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 늘어나지 않아요 | 늘어나지 않습니다 | 늘어나지 않아 | 늘어나지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 늘어나요 | 못 늘어납니다 | 못 늘어나 | 못 늘어난다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늘어나세요 | 늘어나십니다 | 늘어나셔 | 늘어나신다 |
| 과거Past | 늘어나셨어요 | 늘어나셨습니다 | 늘어나셨어 | 늘어나셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 늘어나는
- 과거Past
- 늘어난
- 미래Future
- 늘어날
- 회상Used to
- 늘어나던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 늘어나고
- -게-ly / so that
- 늘어나게
- -어서so / and then
- 늘어나서
- -으니까since
- 늘어나니까
- -으면if / when
- 늘어나면
- -지만but
- 늘어나지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 늘어나는데
- -어도even if
- 늘어나도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 늘어나고 있어요 | 늘어나고 있습니다 | 늘어나고 있어 | 늘어나고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 늘어나고 있었어요 | 늘어나고 있었습니다 | 늘어나고 있었어 | 늘어나고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 늘어나다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
2000년 이후로 볼 때, 그 수는 40% 늘어났습니다.
This is a 40 percent increase since the year 2000.
1950년과 2000년 사이 이 지역 규모는 30퍼센트가 늘어났지만
Between 1950 and 2000, the region grows by 30 percent.
이건 늘어날 거 같이 생겼죠
It seems to afford expanding.
얼마만큼의 집이 늘어나게 될까요?
And how many incremental houses are there going to be?
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 늘어나다 in Korean?
늘어나다 (to increase) is 늘어나요 in the polite 해요체, 늘어납니다 in formal 합니다체, 늘어나 in casual 반말 and 늘어난다 in the plain written style. The past is 늘어났어요.
What is the past tense of 늘어나다?
늘어났어요 in everyday polite speech, 늘어났습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 늘어나 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 늘어나다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 늘어납니다, 늘어나, 늘어나니 all keep 늘어나 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 늘어나다?
3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate.
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