Present
현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI increase | |||
| NegativeI don’t increase |
KOREAN VERB
늘리다
to increase (something)
- #360 most used
- Verb
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI increased | |||
| NegativeI didn’t increase |
Future
미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요
| Form | Polite | Formal | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI will increase | |||
| NegativeI won’t increase |
Honorific
높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms
| Form | Polite | Formal |
|---|---|---|
| PresentI increase (respectfully) | ||
| PastI increased (respectfully) | ||
| FutureI will increase (respectfully) |
Connectives
연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences
- And (-고) increasing, and…, and…
- So, and then (-아/어서) increasing, and…, so…
- If, when (-(으)면) if I increase
- Because (-(으)니까) because I increase
- But (-지만) I increase, but…
Requests and commands
명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요
- Please (-(으)세요) please increase
- Formal request (-(으)십시오) please increase (formal)
- Plain command increase! (casual)
- Please don’t please don’t increase
How to use 늘리다
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
저는 매주 운동 시간을 조금씩 늘려요.
I increase my exercise time a little every week.
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Past
회사가 올해 직원 수를 늘렸어요.
The company increased its number of staff this year.
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Future
내년에는 한국어 공부 시간을 늘릴 거예요.
Next year I'll increase my Korean study time.
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Honorific
김 사장님이 가게를 두 배로 늘리셨어요.
Mr. Kim doubled the size of his shop.
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Connectives
수업을 늘리면 학생이 더 올 거예요.
If you add more classes, more students will come.
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Requests and commands
단어 공부 시간을 조금 늘리세요.
Increase your vocabulary study time a bit.
Good to know
- 늘리다 is to make more of something: 시간을 늘려요; it grows by itself with 늘다, and 늘이다 is to stretch longer.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.