Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am low | |||
| NegativeI am not low |
Conjugation
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Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was low | |||
| NegativeI was not low |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will be low | |||
| NegativeI won’t be low |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI am low (respectfully) | ||
| PastI was low (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will be low (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) being low, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) being low, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I am low
- Because (-(으)니까) because I am low
- But (-지만) I am low, but…
How to use 낮다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
이 방은 천장이 좀 낮아요.
This room's ceiling is a bit low.
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Past
지난겨울에는 한강 물이 아주 낮았어요.
Last winter the Han River was very low.
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Future
밤에는 온도가 더 낮을 거예요.
At night the temperature will be even lower.
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Honorific
할아버지는 오늘 아침 혈당이 조금 낮으세요.
Grandpa's blood sugar is a little low this morning.
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Connectives
이 의자는 낮아서 허리가 아파요.
This chair is low, so my back hurts.
Good to know
- 낮다 is low in height or level (천장이 낮다, 온도가 낮다); a short person is 키가 작다.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.