늦추다 Korean verb conjugation
to delay, put off
Every form of 늦추다 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
- 늦추는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 늦춰
- -으니Since
- 늦추니
- 합니다Formal
- 늦춥니다
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 | 늦춰요 | 늦춥니다 | 늦춰 | 늦춘다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 늦췄어요 | 늦췄습니다 | 늦췄어 | 늦췄다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 늦추겠어요 | 늦추겠습니다 | 늦추겠어 | 늦추겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 늦출 거예요 | 늦출 것입니다 | 늦출 거야 | 늦출 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늦춰요? | 늦춥니까? | 늦춰? | 늦추니? |
| 과거Past | 늦췄어요? | 늦췄습니까? | 늦췄어? | 늦췄니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 늦추세요 | 늦추십시오 | 늦춰 | 늦춰라 |
| 청유Let's | 늦춰요 | 늦춥시다 | 늦춰 | 늦추자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 늦춰요 | 안 늦춥니다 | 안 늦춰 | 안 늦춘다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 늦추지 않아요 | 늦추지 않습니다 | 늦추지 않아 | 늦추지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 늦춰요 | 못 늦춥니다 | 못 늦춰 | 못 늦춘다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 늦추세요 | 늦추십니다 | 늦추셔 | 늦추신다 |
| 과거Past | 늦추셨어요 | 늦추셨습니다 | 늦추셨어 | 늦추셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 늦추는
- 과거Past
- 늦춘
- 미래Future
- 늦출
- 회상Used to
- 늦추던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 늦추고
- -게-ly / so that
- 늦추게
- -어서so / and then
- 늦춰서
- -으니까since
- 늦추니까
- -으면if / when
- 늦추면
- -지만but
- 늦추지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 늦추는데
- -어도even if
- 늦춰도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 늦추고 있어요 | 늦추고 있습니다 | 늦추고 있어 | 늦추고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 늦추고 있었어요 | 늦추고 있었습니다 | 늦추고 있었어 | 늦추고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 늦추다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
여러분을 위해 늦춘 겁니다.
I slowed it down for you.
그러다 제 앞에 있던 사람이 걸음을 늦추었습니다.
When the person in front of me slows down.
가능성을 늦추고 침체, 혼란시켜서 결국엔 없애버립니다.
It serves to impede, stagnate, confuse and kill.
우리는 군인들에게 경계를 완전히 늦추라고 하지는 않습니다.
So we never advise veterans to turn off caution completely.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 늦추다 in Korean?
늦추다 (to delay, put off) is 늦춰요 in the polite 해요체, 늦춥니다 in formal 합니다체, 늦춰 in casual 반말 and 늦춘다 in the plain written style. The past is 늦췄어요.
What is the past tense of 늦추다?
늦췄어요 in everyday polite speech, 늦췄습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 늦춰 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 늦추다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 늦춥니다, 늦춰, 늦추니 all keep 늦추 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 늦추다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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