Korean word

늘다

Pronunciation

Romanizationneulda

Meaning

  • verbincrease

Example

이번 달 판매량이 늘었어요.i beon tal pan mae ryang i neu reo sseo yo

Sales increased this month.

Illustration for 늘다 (increase)

More examples

공부를 많이 해서 자신감이 늘었어요.kong bu reul ma ni hae seo cha sin ga mi neu reo sseo yo

My confidence increased because I studied a lot.

Core concept

Something gradually becomes greater in size, amount, or number.

Common phrases

  • 인구가 늘다in gu ga neul da

    population grows

  • 기회가 늘다ki hoe ga neul da

    opportunities increase

  • 연습량이 늘다yeon seum nyang i neul da

    amount of practice increases

Similar words

늘리다neullida: Add to the length, duration, area, or amount of something.
늘어나다neureonada: Become bigger or cover a wider area.
많아지다manajida: Increase in number until there are more people or things.

Definition in Korean

양이나 수가 전보다 더 많아지다.yang i na su ga cheon bo da teo ma na ji da

Word origin

This native Korean verb comes from a root associated with becoming longer or wider, extending that image to greater amounts and numbers.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can use increase for both natural growth and caused change, but this verb usually presents the change as happening to the subject itself.

Other meanings

  • stretchverb
  • improveverb

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